Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garners warns the Liberal government’s Strong Borders Act misleads Canadians into a false dichotomy between having to choose between their civil liberties and fixing border problems:
“There are some pretty big poison pills when it comes to civil liberties that every Canadian should be concerned about. If passed, Bill C-2 would allow CSIS, police and peace officers to demand personal information from online service providers without a warrant, based only on vague suspicions of potential crimes or legal breaches based on any act of Parliament.
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The government has, over and over again, at every opportunity, taken away Canadians’ freedom of speech. Every bill that it has passed has been designed to control speech. My constituents should not have to make that choice.”
