Public Safety committee  Yes. I agree with all the amendments you said there, and I think there's almost national consensus on those points. I think that's one thing that has people so upset. Why don't we look at these reasonable amendments, at the very least? I haven't heard any good answer to that, and

Public Safety committee  Okay. I think we should encourage Canadians to take part in these debates. I think they are amazingly informed and engaged, and that is something that we want to honour and encourage and not disrespect. Now I'll pass it off to Connie.

Public Safety committee  Bill C-51 clearly facilitates the distribution of information on law-abiding, innocent Canadians without a warrant and without their knowledge or consent to no fewer than 17 agencies, along with foreign governments. That is what is in the legislation and that is why Canadians are

Public Safety committee  I think it's the combination of the eroding of our privacy rights, the monitoring of law-abiding Canadians and the reckless nature of that approach, with the danger there is in turning CSIS essentially into a secret police force, despite the kind of recommendations made to create

Public Safety committee  I'm going to pass this off to Connie on our panel here, but first I want to say that I found the comments a second ago from MP James to rather insinuate that Canadians are not informed and are stupid. I find that really distasteful for a public office holder.

Public Safety committee  I'm happy to do so. Support of C-51 is plummeting, as we see from recent polls. The more Canadians know about C-51, the less they like it. They're coming to know a lot about it. Canadians believe that C-51 is reckless and dangerous. That is going to be the main part of the sta

Public Safety committee  Good evening. My name is Steve Anderson. I am here today on behalf of OpenMedia, a non-profit digital rights organization. Last year we helped start the Protect Our Privacy Coalition, which is the largest pro-privacy coalition in Canadian history with over 60 organizations. You k