[Advisors] Re TC and Bill C-51

Fri Apr 10 08:50:08 PDT 2015

J'appuie !

Monique

Le 2015-04-10 à 11:10, James Van Leeuwen a écrit :

> Agree.
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2015, at 9:06 AM, mmoll at ca.inter.net wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hello Advisors.  As a member of ISOC I received a message asking ISOC to join the petition against Bill C-51.  We, as TC, haven't done anything on this yet.  I would advise signing on to the petition.
>> 
>> What are your thoughts.
>> 
>> Marita
>> 
>> Date: April 10, 2015 at 8:19:47 AM MDT
>> From: Tamir Israel <tisrael at cippic.ca>
>> To: Tacit Law Regulatory <regulatory at tacitlaw.com>, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net>, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org>, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Laura Tribe <ltribe at cjfe.org>
>> Subject: Re ISCO-Canada & C-51
>> 
>> 
>> Dear ISOC-Canada Board members,
>> 
>> I wanted to bring your attention to a letter drafted by Laura Tribe, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (cc'd), expressing opposition to Bill C-51. The hope is to show broad opposition to this Bill, and I wanted to write you to ask whether ISCO-Canada would consider endorsing it.
>> 
>> Bill C-51 has many flaws, a number of which are antithetical to an open Internet. These include online censorship powers that could be applied to Internet platforms. They will also grant intelligence agencies the ability to take unspecified 'measures' in order to disrupt broadly framed security threats, including digital disruption measures against Canadians. The act is open-ended as to the types of digital 'measures' that would be acceptable under this provision. The experience of how agencies in other jurisdictions have used such powers in the foreign intelligence context tells us it could include disruption of digital infrastructure and communications networks, use of malware and spyware, digital reputational attacks and more. Finally, the Bill adopts a blunt and unbalanced solution to cybersercurity information-sharing that will permit almost any government agency to disclose Canadian information to our intelligence agencies to alleviate cyber threats, but without the safeguards necessary to protect privacy in this context. All of this will occur in without any meaningful and effective oversight or accountability.
>> 
>> Some resources on Bill C-51 can be found here:
>> 
>> Ron Deibert:
>> hthttp://opencanada.org/features/c-51-who-knows-what-evils-lurk-in-the-shadows/
>> 
>> Michael Geist:
>> http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/02/total-information-awareness-disastrous-privacy-consequences-bill-c-51/ 
>> 
>> Mozilla:
>> https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2015/03/25/information-sharing-debates-continuing-in-problematic-directions/
>> 
>> EFF:
>> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/03/day-action-stop-bill-c-51-canadians-rally-defend-their-freedom
>> 
>> Craig Forcese & Kent Roach:
>> http://antiterrorlaw.ca/
>> https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/canadas-antiterror-gamble.html
>> 
>> I would ask ISCO-Canada to consider singing this letter. I would additionally be pleased to discuss its substantive issues with any of you, if it would help. If you are interested in signing, please email Laura Tribe <ltribe at cjfe.org>.
>> 
>> The text of the letter (also attached):
>> 
>> Bill C-51 cannot be salvaged; it must be scrapped
>> 
>> The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada
>> Office of the Prime Minister
>> 80 Wellington Street
>> Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
>> 
>> April 13, 2015
>> 
>> Dear Prime Minister,
>> 
>> We, the undersigned organizations, call for the immediate and unconditional dismissal of Bill C-51: Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015. We are extremely concerned by the potential impact of this legislation, which fails to strike the balance between protecting Canadians and safeguarding our cherished rights and freedoms as protected in the Charter.
>> 
>> Bill C-51 has been widely criticized by experts and Canadians across the country as being irresponsible, dangerous, and ineffective. This law will detrimentally impact our social frameworks, democratic values and fundamental rights. Our security agencies currently possess wide-ranging powers to address security threats, and the need for this broad legislation has not been demonstrated. While minor amendments to the bill have been suggested, amendments cannot repair such an extensive and dangerous piece of legislation.
>> 
>> As Canadians learn more about and better understand the bill, their concern for its contents and potential impact continues to grow. The bill’s consultation process has been incredibly hasty, not even allowing for our own Privacy Commissioner to speak to the potential impact that this broad legislation could have. Legislation that could in any way affect our rights and freedoms cannot be created in such a rushed manner. Canadians must be consulted, and expert recommendations and criticism must be factored into shaping the country’s policies.
>> 
>> We agree with the over 110,000 Canadians who have called on the government to scrap this irresponsible, dangerous and ineffective legislation at the StopC51.ca petition. Bill C-51 is fundamentally flawed and the proposed amendments do little to mitigate the erosion of our rights and freedoms if it is passed into law. We write to you requesting that the federal government listen to the wishes of the majority of Canadians, and withdraw this piece of legislation. We will not be pressured or scared into sacrificing our rights and freedoms.
>> 
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Tamir
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Tamir Israel
>> Staff Lawyer
>> 
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