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The Deets:

Saturday May 30, 2015

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Parliament Hill

Ottawa, Ontario 

 

The Call Out: 

Fwd:

March will begin from the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, Elgin Street, just north of Lisgar St in downtown Ottawa.

2:00- Opening Ceremony 
2:30- MARCH
3:15- RALLY at Parliament Hill
4:30- Final remarks

Going from Toronto to Ottawa for May 30th round trip demo on The Hill? Get on the buses here: https://www.picatic.com/unite-4-our-rights

Can’t go to Ottawa? Donate to support the convoy:http://www.gofundme.com/StopC51

Join us in putting forward our own crowdsourced positive agenda to protect our privacy and civil liberties in the 21st century (http://PrivacyPlan.ca/). Bill C-51 lacks legitimacy and it’s time to show what a plan that embraces democracy looks like. 

Bill C-51 is in a crucial final phase in the Senate. The bill is up for its final vote in early June so now is the time to make some noise. 

Enough is enough! Bill C-51 is part of a long string of initiatives to expand the government’s security powers and signals a dramatic new direction for Canadian security. Presented as anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51 creates excessive over reaching powers for security agencies, that will harm online innovation, political discourse, and our civil liberties.

The Conservative Government is rushing this bill through parliament without responsible parliamentary process. The actions of the government are degrading our democracy and our international reputation. 

This bill disproportionately targets indigenous communities, environmental activists, dissidents, and Muslims, many of whom are already subjected to questionable and overreaching powers by security officials. Bill C-51 will make it easier and ostensibly lawful for government to continue infringing upon the rights of peaceful people.

“Bill C-51… is a dangerous piece of legislation in terms of its potential impacts on the rule of law, on constitutionally and internationally protected rights, and on the health of Canada’s democracy”
-106 Law professors from across Canada in and Open 
Letter to the Government criticizing Bill C-51

Any government that would propose legislation that is unconstitutional and undemocratic does not have the moral authority to maintain power in a true democracy. Generations before us have defended the rights and freedoms that are now in jeopardy.

In response people from the four directions will march in solidarity on Parliament Hill on May 30th to #RejectFear and call on Members of Parliament to;

-Withdraw / Repeal Bill C-51
-Affirm and Uphold the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
-Honour the Treaties with First Nations and the Rights of Indigenous People
-Honour First Nations Right to be Consulted (Section 35)
-Stop racist legislation and fear mongering 

Our security lives in our solidarity, standing together for our rights and civil liberties, not in legislation that creates secret police and secret courts. Bill C-51 does nothing to protect Canadians, it actually will make us less safe.

“The powers of CSIS have always depended on how a ‘threat to the security of Canada’ is defined, and section 2 of the CSIS Act already has an extremely broad definition. This has been interpreted to include environmental activists, indigenous groups, and other social or political activists. Concerns are heightened with the proposal to grant CSIS a ‘disruptive’ kinetic role.”
-Canadian Bar Association

#RejectFear and let’s stand together for the well-being of all the people on this land.

#30#

 

Krystalline Kraus

krystalline kraus is an intrepid explorer and reporter from Toronto, Canada. A veteran activist and journalist for rabble.ca, she needs no aviator goggles, gas mask or red cape but proceeds fearlessly...