Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, first it was former prime ministers and former Supreme Court justices. Now the Privacy Commissioner and even the Canadian premiers have weighed in on the risks of adopting Bill C-51. Even the B.C. Premier says that Bill C-51 could impinge on the fundamental rights en

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are watching the debate on Bill C-51 carefully. They want parliamentarians to do their jobs to review this sweeping bill thoroughly and to allow Canadians who want to be heard to appear before the public safety committee. Why do the Conservatives want to r

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, we have agreed to sit nights and weekends during the break week, whatever it takes to have a full study of this bill., but we have never called for a delay. Today, we heard alarming news that six young people have left Canada to join ISIS. Police already have the po

Justice  Mr. Speaker, it is difficult to square that answer with the government's impressive record for passing unconstitutional legislation. Instead of real scrutiny at committee, what the Conservatives seem to prefer is rubber stamp approval. However, it is precisely because the minis

Privacy  Mr. Speaker, once again, it is difficult to square that answer with the budget cuts to CSIS and the RCMP. There are new reports today that the Communications Security Establishment is collecting millions of emails from Canadians to government agencies and storing associated meta

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, there we have the minister hiding behind fear again, instead of committing to a proper study. It is no wonder that he will not, when every day new information is coming out about critical flaws in Bill C-51. Experts are warning that the bill could create a legal grey

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, Bill C-51 has been roundly condemned by security experts for being over-broad, vague, and ineffectual. It would sacrifice Canadians' rights and freedoms to give security agencies new powers without any new oversight. Rather than answer questions or address these prob

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, so much for not railroading Bill C-51 through the House, as the Conservatives could not even wait 24 hours to limit debate on this bad bill. That is in pretty strong contrast to the U.S. President, who is out talking about what works to counter terrorism. Here is wha

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, if the government is so confident in this bill, why is limiting the debate? The minister would do better if he took a hint from the U.S. President, who has appointed a full-time coordinator at Homeland Security dedicated to stopping violent extremism before it takes

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Alfred-Pellan for her remarks and her support for my motion. We on this side of the House took some time to study the bill and to consult with our constituents and talk to experts in the field. Many of us learned a lot about the bill that

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Northumberland—Quinte West for his comments. I have worked with him on the public safety committee, and I know him to be a member of great integrity. I value his experience and his views. However, he is incorrect to say that we were oppos

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I first want to say that I have the utmost respect for the hon. member for Malpeque as a colleague here in the House. However, the Liberals keep trying this diversionary tactic of talking about oversight when they have already promised to support the bill even if ove

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, as I tried to make clear in my speech, we already have adequate provisions to combat terrorism, and the government has failed to show us where those gaps are and how the measures it is proposing would address those gaps. At the risk of the other side accusing me of

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, at the conclusion of my remarks, I intend to move a motion. It is with a genuine sense of disappointment that I rise to speak against Bill C-51, the anti-terrorism act, 2015. I am particularly disappointed to be doing it under time allocation, which will have the ef

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I think this last exchange between the Liberals and the government illustrates why we need the time to have a full debate and expose what is actually in the bill. The government keeps saying that the new powers of CSIS are subject to judicial oversight. No, they are