10/03/2015
We didn't want this
The most egregious, anti-democratic elements of Harper's terror Bill C-51 are the following:
-jail for 5 years if someone posts anything counter to the government and that could be interpreted as a terrorist posting in general;
-secret trials;
-indefinite detention without charge;
-sharing of information between all departments of government without concern for privacy;
-secret police;
-no civilian oversight;
Here's one of our other favourite sections of Bill C-51: arrest without charge leading to indefinite detention
(2) Subsection 83.3(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Arrest without warrant
(4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), a peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant and cause the person to be detained in custody, in order to bring them before a provincial court judge in accordance with subsection (6), if
(a) either
(i) the grounds for laying an information referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) exist but, by reason of exigent circumstances, it would be impracticable to lay an information under subsection (2), or
(ii) an information has been laid under subsection (2) and a summons has been issued; and
(b) the peace officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the detention of the person in custody is likely to prevent a terrorist activity.
More excerpts from Bill C-51: (the secret court case provision)
Exclusion of public
486. (1) Any proceedings against an accused shall be held in open court, but the presiding judge or justice may, on application of the prosecutor or a witness or on his or her own motion, order the exclusion of all or any members of the public from the court room for all or part of the proceedings, or order that the witness testify behind a screen or other device that would allow the witness not to be seen by members of the public, if the judge or justice is of the opinion that such an order is in the interest of public morals, the maintenance of order or the proper administration of justice or is necessary to prevent injury to international relations or national defence or national security.
-Advocating or promoting commission of terrorism offences
83.221 (1) Every person who, by communicating statements, knowingly advocates or promotes the commission of terrorism offences in general — other than an offence under this section — while knowing that any of those offences will be committed or being reckless as to whether any of those offences may be committed, as a result of such communication, is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years.
("In general" = they can prosecute whomever they don't like.)
Thanks Bill C-51 for eliminating the liberty of Canada.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6932136&File=155 #42
