Mr. Toews is quite right that it shouldn’t. But as written, it clearly does. While Canada may need to update its laws to adapt to changing communications technologies, the coercive powers of the state must always be constrained by checks and balances — a warrant from a judge being one of the most important. It turns out that Mr. Scarpaleggia was right all along — the bill would allow for police to access personal information without a warrant. Nor is the “exceptional circumstances” qualifier particularly comforting — given that the act is designed, in theory, to protect children, it would be hard to find a circumstance that wouldn’t be exceptional. The bill will now be reviewed by a Parliamentary committee before being debated again by the House, and one hopes that this major flaw will be swiftly corrected.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Reading My Email Without a Warrant
Isn't it interesting how the worm turns ... so it happens that we proles have been right all along ... that the Harper CPC were about to enact a law that allowed for the reading of emails, tracking via cell phone, and spying on internet traffic ... "without" a warrant.
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It appears Mr. Towes has done the impossible. He has drafted a law that unites the right and the left. Who"d a thunk!
I've emailed my wife in China dozens and dozens of times,and probably for sure someone other than she has read them,but I make sure I don't say anything about the Chinese govt.,although I have a lot to say about the lib. media and the leftards here.She and her mother likes PM Harper and made sure they watched him on the news when he was there.Her mother says PM Harper is a handsome man.Now if the leftards and lib. media wanted me to tell them all that I say about them,all they have to do is ask me.
Nobody can tell me that the RCMP will not abuse their new powers. Just look at how the police forces and the Justice Industry enforce the gun-storage laws. It's so much easier to catch the ordinary citizen, you wonder why they bother with criminals.
OOps, maybe I shouldn't have said that...wait, there's a swat team at the door...
when one cannot read what one is pushing that one would be called an idiot. as far as police not abusing their power, lmao comes to mind and this is the first time i have used that silly abbreviation.
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