Public Safety committee  It's a wide open door to share information for just what it says “to any person for any reason”. That's why we feel this bill is such a serious threat to privacy. It drops all the controls that have really been a thrust of Canadian law for so long, in the Privacy Act and everythi

Public Safety committee  I would say so, Mr. Easter. That's part of it, but, again, I just don't think we've heard an explanation about why we're coming up with a new definition for threats to the security of Canada when the one in the CSIS Act has worked so well for so long.

Public Safety committee  The big point on that is that offences already exist for those who advocate violent acts or terrorism. Again, I am not sure if it has been fully explained why we need this expanded definition of “reasonable and proportional”. What is the kind of speech that it's designed to addre

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely. It's not simply some of the individuals I mentioned. It's also a general problem. Knowledge that their information might be “shared” and “collated”—that's the language of the bill—into secret files creates a chilling effect for people who want to engage in maybe

Public Safety committee  That Canada has experienced a terrorist act?

Public Safety committee  In the sense of someone trying to violently overthrow our government or commit a violent act to cause fear, yes.

Public Safety committee  Yes, of course. It's a laudable objective and a primary objective of government to ensure the security of Canadians.

Public Safety committee  In particular, I think of the peace bond provisions. I was a crown prosecutor a number of years ago, and I think the peace bond provisions, which would allow the police to go to court and have conditions attached to individuals whom they can demonstrate may well be considering en

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I want to thank you, Mr. Chair, Mr. Clerk, and honourable committee members, for the privilege of this invitation. I'm appearing on behalf of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, which is a pan-Canadian coalition of over 40 NGOs, f