“Minister Of Spying” Vic Toews Gets Mud In His Face For Having His Illicit Sex Affair And Messy Divorce Exposed!
“Why is Mr. Toews hiding behind child pornographers to sneak into the bedrooms of Canadians,” asked Jasbir Sandhu, NDP MP for Surrey North. Opposition says Conservatives’ Lawful Access Bill, aka Spying on Canadians Bill, has serious implications for Canadians’ privacy.
By R. Paul Dhillon With News Files
OTTAWA– In the week that they passed the bill abolishing the gun registry and giving free rein to criminals with guns – the Conservatives introduced another dangerous bill for Canadians – seeking to spy on the average citizens and further eroding the civil and constitutional rights long cherished in Canada.
While the cyber brigade quickly fought back by giving Minister in charge of the bill Vic Toews a little taste of his own medicine by putting up his messy divorce settlement involving a mistress and babies – but it is not enough to embarrass a bully minister and the fight has to be taken right to the Tories that Canadians will not tolerate this kind of Big Brother policies
“Why is Mr. Toews hiding behind child pornographers to sneak into the bedrooms of Canadians,” said Jasbir Sandhu, NDP MP for Surrey North, turning the table on Toews, who had arrogantly said that the Critics can stand with the Tory bill or with the child pornographers.
“It’s an unfortunate eroding of civil liberties, that’s what it is,” Sandhu told the Now newspaper.
“Liberals are concerned about the lack of judicial oversight in this bill relating to subscriber data, and that forcing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecomms providers to have the capacity to trace and store data could create a very slippery slope,” said Liberal Public Safety and National Security critic Francis Scarpaleggia
“In 2007, then Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day promised that Conservative government legislation on lawful access would require judicial oversight in order for police to obtain subscriber data. They have broken that promise with today’s bill. This, combined with the fact that this is a governing party that has proven itself willing to violate online privacy before, makes it clear that the Conservatives cannot be trusted to protect the privacy rights of Canadians.”
Liberals also took the Conservatives to task by trying to hide the inner workings of the bill behind closed door, a tactic that has been used again and again by the secretive Stephen Harper Tories.
“This week, the government introduced Bill C-30, legislation that represents the most aggressive step ever taken to police the internet and allow the state to intrude on Canadians’ privacy,” said Liberal leader Bob Rae. “If the last six months are any indication, the Harper Conservatives will invoke closure to limit debate very shortly and then send the bill to a committee where they will hold secret meetings that the Canadian public won’t be able to watch. This is unaccountable and unacceptable. Conservatives are making a mockery of Parliament by systematically abusing the rules and forcing committees to conduct their business behind closed doors and it cannot go on.
“Since June, the Conservatives have opted to hold more and more committee business behind closed doors in secret in-camera meetings in order to avoid accountability and keep the public in the dark. In the short life of this Parliament, the Harper Conservatives have used their majority to force House committees behind closed doors depriving Canadians of their democratic right to know what is going on in Parliament. They have shut out Canadians on important issues ranging from the Omnibus Crime Bill, to the G8 Legacy Fund and even privacy issues for veterans. Some of the worst occurrences include, the House of Commons Committee on the Status of Women which met in secret 38% of the time and the House of Commons Veterans Affairs Committee which met in secret 31% of the time,” Rae said
“By forcing committee meetings to take place in secret, this Conservative government is denying Canadians the right to see how Members of Parliament are voting and hold them accountable for their actions,” said Marc Garneau.
The Liberal launched amendments to the bill on Friday that they say will protect the privacy of Canadians and ensure that hearings on Bill C-30 are held in a manner that is open and transparent.
Bill C-30 would force internet service providers to track, preserve and hand over Canadians’ personal subscriber information, including email and IP addresses, upon request without a warrant. Following public pressure, the Conservative government went on the defensive this week, agreeing to send the bill to committee and consider opposition amendments.
Liberals are asking Canadians to sign the petition promoting the amendments and calling for open and transparent hearings on the legislation, and then share it as widely as possible to ensure it gets 50,000 signatures – or more – before the special committee meets to consider Bill C-30.
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