Public Safety committee  Well, this is our great fear, that so many of our supporters, seeing the potential conflation of peaceful protest and terrorism...and that even though this wasn't the intention of the bill, many legal experts are interpreting it as such, that it will put a real chill on individua

Public Safety committee  Do you want to jump in there, Keith?

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much for the question. Certainly, if we compare this law to those of the European countries, there are protections for both lawful and unlawful protest as an essential part of democratic change. As I laid out at the beginning of the remarks, some of these critical

Public Safety committee  They care about their family. The word “lawful” was struck from the current anti-terrorism law, following expert testimony in 2001, so that unlawful activity such as trespassing or minor property damage would not be conflated with terrorism. I want to ask you again, in closing,

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving us the opportunity to express our views on Bill C-51, which is critically important. I am Joanna Kerr, executive director for Greenpeace Canada. I am here today with Keith Stewart, who is in charge of the Greenpeace Climate and Energy campaign.