<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Agree.<div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 10, 2015, at 9:06 AM, <a href="mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net" class="">mmoll@ca.inter.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><br class="">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.<br class=""><br class="">What are your thoughts.<br class=""><br class="">Marita<br class=""><br class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">April 10, 2015 at 8:19:47 AM MDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Tamir Israel <<a href="mailto:tisrael@cippic.ca" class="">tisrael@cippic.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Tacit Law Regulatory <<a href="mailto:regulatory@tacitlaw.com" class="">regulatory@tacitlaw.com</a>>, Marita Moll <<a href="mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net" class="">mmoll@ca.inter.net</a>>, Evan Leibovitch <<a href="mailto:evan@telly.org" class="">evan@telly.org</a>>, Glenn McKnight <<a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" class="">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Laura Tribe <<a href="mailto:ltribe@cjfe.org" class="">ltribe@cjfe.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Re ISCO-Canada & C-51</b><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><br class="">
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Dear ISOC-Canada Board members,<br class="">
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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.<br class="">
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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.<br class="">
<br class="">
Some resources on Bill C-51 can be found here:<br class="">
<br class="">
Ron Deibert:<br class="">
<a href="hthttp://opencanada.org/features/c-51-who-knows-what-evils-lurk-in-the-shadows/" class="">hthttp://opencanada.org/features/c-51-who-knows-what-evils-lurk-in-the-shadows/</a><br class="">
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Michael Geist:<br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/02/total-information-awareness-disastrous-privacy-consequences-bill-c-51/">http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/02/total-information-awareness-disastrous-privacy-consequences-bill-c-51/</a>
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Mozilla:<br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2015/03/25/information-sharing-debates-continuing-in-problematic-directions/">https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2015/03/25/information-sharing-debates-continuing-in-problematic-directions/</a><br class="">
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EFF:<br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/03/day-action-stop-bill-c-51-canadians-rally-defend-their-freedom">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/03/day-action-stop-bill-c-51-canadians-rally-defend-their-freedom</a><br class="">
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Craig Forcese & Kent Roach:<br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://antiterrorlaw.ca/">http://antiterrorlaw.ca/</a><br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/canadas-antiterror-gamble.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/canadas-antiterror-gamble.html</a><br class="">
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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 <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ltribe@cjfe.org"><ltribe@cjfe.org></a>.<br class="">
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The text of the letter (also attached):<br class="">
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Bill
C-51 cannot be salvaged; it must be scrapped</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">The
Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of
Canada</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Office
of the Prime Minister</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">80
Wellington Street</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Ottawa,
ON K1A 0A2</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">April
13, 2015</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Dear
Prime Minister,</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">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. </span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;" class="">Bill
C-51 has been widely criticized by</span><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/open-letter-to-parliament-amend-c-51-or-kill-it" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;" class="">
</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">experts</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;" class="">
and Canadians across the country as being </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">irresponsible</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;" class="">,
dangerous, and ineffective. This law will detrimentally impact
our social frameworks, democratic values and fundamental rights.
</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">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.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">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. </span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">We
agree with the over </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">110,000</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">
Canadians who have called on the government to scrap this
irresponsible, dangerous and ineffective legislation at the
<a href="http://StopC51.ca" class="">StopC51.ca</a> 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. </span></div>
<br class="">
<br class="">
Best regards,<br class="">
Tamir<br class="">
<br class="">
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<font face="Calibri" class="">Tamir Israel<br class="">
Staff Lawyer<br class="">
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Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public
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University of Ottawa | Faculty of Law | CML Section<br class="">
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Ottawa | ON | K1N 6N5<br class="">
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Fax: (613) 562-5417<br class="">
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