Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill Is Destined for the Courts
- April 2, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In my last post titled Informal Coalition Opposes Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill dated March 22, 2015, I reviewed the criticism of the government’s position on Bill C-51 and the attendant decline in public support. I will focus here on two aspects…
Informal Coalition Opposes Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill
- March 22, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In my post dated March 16, 2015, titled Canada’s Bill C-51: Therrien v. Harper, I concluded with the CBC News report dated March 12, 2015, by Kady O’Malley that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Daniel Therrien, was blocked by the…
Canada’s Bill C-51: Therrien v. Harper
- March 16, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On March 5, 2015, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Daniel Therrien, released his office’s Submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of the House of Commons. The submission focused on the new Security of Canada Information Sharing…
Canada’s Bill C-51: An Attack on the Rule of Law
- March 2, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In my post titled Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill Fails Accountability Test dated February 22, 2015, I closed with the report in The Globe and Mail of February 20, 2015, that the Prime Minister sees no need for more oversight of the new…
Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill Fails Accountability Test
- February 22, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Canada has two intelligence agencies. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is governed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-23. It was originally set up for intelligence gathering and not as an enforcement agency. It replaced the…