Breaking news: A new RCMP report identifies the environmental movement as a threat to the petroleum industry. This could open the door to being suspected of terrorism under the new Big Brother bill, ramping up surveillance for protesters. We need to kill this bill now… Dear friends across Canada, They won’t be able to kill […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/anti-petroleum-movement-a-growing-security-threat-to-canada-rcmp-say/article23019252/ SHAWN McCARTHY OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Feb. 17 2015 The RCMP has labelled the “anti-petroleum” movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse, under the Harper government’s new terrorism legislation. In highly charged language that reflects […]
Dear Sandra, You’ll never believe what a leaked RCMP memo from last week says about you. If you oppose the furious rush to build pipelines and expand the tar sands like I do, then you’re considered to be a “violent anti-petroleum extremist.” The Harper government will stop at nothing to bully and silence its critics. […]
http://aptn.ca/news/2015/02/26/afn-fears-unjust-labelling-first-nations-activists-terrorists-proposed-anti-terror-bill-document/ Jorge Barrera APTN National News The Assembly of First Nations will be seeking to appear as a witness before the House of Commons committee currently studying the Harper government’s proposed anti-terror bill. The AFN’s main concern is about its potential impact on First Nation dissent, according to a document from the national chiefs organization […]
CP | By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Former prime minister Jean Chretien addresses the audience during an event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag, in Mississauga, Ont., on Sunday February 15 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young OTTAWA – Four former prime ministers and several retired Supreme Court members are among almost […]
Security A Very Dark Place In the panic after 9/11, Canada enacted anti-terrorism legislation that curtailed civil liberties in favour of national security. Faced with American pressure, is the Harper government poised to go even further? By Tom Fennell · Photography by Jaret Belliveau September 12, 2012 From the July/August 2006 magazine Print/PDF As the […]
1. Glenn Greenwald In Canada Days After “Terrorists Attacks” In Their Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2Hi_SD8pQ Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, author and lawyer. In my view, he is an important educator. Ed Snowden selected “the best” to work with! (More on Greenwald – Wikipedia) – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
Canada: Bill C-51 – A Legal Primer Canadian lawyers Clayton Ruby and Nader Hasan analyze Bill C-51 and conclude, “Bill C-51,the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, would expand the powers of Canada’s spy agency, allow Canadians to be arrested on mere suspicion of future criminal activity, allow the Minister of Public Safety to add Canadians to a […]
With thanks to Lawyers Against the War: Stop Bill C-51 A bill that endangers democratic rights to expression, association and dissent and introduces risks of arbitrary arrest, detention and surveillance. Spread the message that: Your MP must vigorously oppose and vote against Bill C-51: a 62-page bill that seeks to create two new, and amend […]
Bless Ralph Nader, his letter to Harper. I have been aghast (and speechless!) at what Harper is doing, the most recent example being the bill on secret police. (Serendipitously, last night I watched the DVD An Unreasonable Man (Ralph Nader, How do you define a legacy?”) Nader is a brilliant altruist who works tirelessly to make […]