Tom Mulcair says NDP will oppose anti-terrorism bill C-51

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Muclair says Liberals are not fulfilling their primary function of being in the opposition.

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Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair says the NDP will fight the Conservative government's new anti-terrorism bill when it goes before the House on Wednesday and pushed for the Liberals to do the same.

After his party's weekly caucus meeting, Mulcair said the real threat of terrorism requires responsible measures, not the "dangerous, vague, ineffective" Bill C-51.




"Mr. Harper and the Conservatives have intimidated the Liberals into supporting this deeply-flawed legislation. We in the NDP are going to fight it," Mulcair told reporters. "The truth is we cannot protect our freedoms by sacrificing them."

Bill C-51, which would give more powers to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, is up for second reading and debate today.

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Here's all my stuff on #C51 to date, by the way. 1. http://bit.ly/1E6UhNm 2. http://bit.ly/1E6UkJg 3. http://bit.ly/1E6UjVA

By the way, folks, if you wanna know how CSIS' powers may already be too broad, stay tuned for one hum-dinger scoop I've got coming.

NDP benches clear out as Trudeau begins speaking.

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fun day in ottawa :lol:
 
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Good for him. Everybody should oppose this Orwellian nonsense.

 
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taxslave said:
... what about our right to get on a plane without fear of becoming one with the universe?
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I have that now. What do I need this legislation for. If you're afraid to fly, may suggest not flying?

taxslave said:
You want the terrorists to have freedom?
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Hmmm...yes...I see your point. If we take away everybody's rights we will win because the terrorists are part of everybody. Why don't we just save time and kill everybody?
 
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Following the "communist" burning of the Reichstag, the Reichstag Decree was put into force (the next day in fact), as part of the result:

Göring issued a directive to the Prussian police authorities on 3 March, stating that in addition to the constitutional rights stripped by the decree, “all other restraints on police action imposed by Reich and State law” were abolished “so far as this is necessary … to achieve the purpose of the decree.” Göring went on to say that

In keeping with the purpose and aim of the decree the additional measures … will be directed against the Communists in the first instance, but then also against those who co-operate with the Communists and who support or encourage their criminal aims… I would point out that any necessary measures against members or establishments of other than Communist, anarchist or Social Democratic parties can only be justified by the decree … if they serve to help the defense against such Communist activities in the widest sense.


If one were to substitute communist with terrorist, well, it is somewhat unnerving.
 
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Good that Mulcair is opposing......that's his job, and the only way we ever find out what is good, and bad in the legislation.

As it is, I see no reason not to support it.

But I could easily be wrong.

Never trust gov't.
 
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Colpy said:
Good that Mulcair is opposing......that's his job, and the only way we ever find out what is good, and bad in the legislation.



Never trust gov't.
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Mulcair opposes everything Good and Bad. I think Mulcair is doing his damndest to be Gov't.:) :)
 
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