MODR 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Canadian Security Intelligence Service
24 Jan 2017
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Bill 51 came under old conservative government. People tend to see it as (cid:498)natural(cid:499) or (cid:498)normal(cid:499) Tend to be niave about democracy, people think there is nothing to worry about. People who draft bill 51 have sense of political ___________ Grants intelligence services special and specific powers to do more than they could do over the law. People who created bill 51 wanted to protect canada against terrorism. Gives police rights to pull people over if they are suspicious about terrorism. To change the law shows that the old one is not working. Security issues in canada continue to be addressed by law, not through extrajudicial government power. Convinced country will be well served by terrorism (police allowed to limit the liberty of someone if they have reason to believe they might be about to commit a terrorism-related crime: bad. Must be vigilant to ensure that it does not come to canada by way of bill c-51.
