Bill C-51 Is An

Attack on Democracy!

Photo via huffingtonpost.ca

ra

Highly controversial Anti-Terrorism Act passes

» Critics still concerned with the implications of its amendments

Lauren Kelly
News Editor
Mi news@theotherpress.ca

ill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism
Act, was passed on June 9
with a vote of 44-28 in favour of
the bill’s amendments. The bill is

supported by the Conservatives
and Liberals, but opposed by
the NDP and Green Party. There
has been wide criticism of the
bill, including large protests and
petitions, due to the nature of its
amendments.

Among these amendments
are the allowing of sharing

: information between at least 17

: federal institutions, banning the
promotion of terrorism, giving

: the public safety minister the

: right to add Canadians to a no-fly
: list, and police the right to detain :
: terror suspects.

In an interview with Heather

: Hiscox for CBC, bill critic Paul

: Champ said that the bill will

: have “privacy implications for all
: Canadians.”

“The information sharing

? act is basically turning all
: government agencies and officials :
: into spies for the state. It creates
: a mandate for all government

: officials, whether it’s in the

: income tax department, human
: resources skill development,

: E.L, C.PP, [...] that they should

: all be looking out for suspicious

activity, but not simply terrorist

: activity. They are asked to look
: out for people who might be

: undermining the financial or

: economic stability of Canada.
: Environmental groups, for

: example, who are opposing

: pipelines—is that going to

: capture them? That’s one of

the big concerns. It’s going to

: create a centralized data-bank of
: security files on Canadians who,

: for one reason or another, have
: raised suspicions that they’re
: opposed to government policies.

: list since 2007. This bill is going
: to enhance those provisions and
: make them stronger and more

: secretive. Canadians get placed

: on this list and they don’t know
: why, and they aren't allowed to

: see the reasons why. Although

: they have a right to appeal it,

: they don’t have a right to see the
: evidence.”

“We've had a Canadian no-fly

The bill is in response to

: multiple terrorist attacks in
: October 2014. Martin Couture-

: Rouleau, an ISIS-inspired 25-
: year old, rammed his car into
: two Canadian soldiers ina

parking lot after waiting for two

: hours. Another incident was the

: shooting death of a Canadian

: soldier on Ottawa's Parliament

: Hill by 32-year old Michael Zehaf-
: Bibeau, a habitual offender with

: an extensive criminal record.

The many protestors and

: critics of the bill do not believe
: that these threats are worth
: losing our civil liberties for.

 

Keep to the right!

» A new law banning left-lane coasting on major highways

Brittney MacDonald

h Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle

@theotherpress.ca

 

ew laws prohibiting drivers

from coasting in the lefthand they do not dispute it or if they

: are found guilty. For those who
: have their full licence, receiving
: over three points within a year

: will result in a penalty point

: premium, which means they will
: have to pay ICBC more money.

: Points can be accumulated

: through any number of driving
: offences, such as speeding,

: broken tail lights, or driving too
: close to another vehicle.

lane are now in effect.

This new law will only affect
multi-lane highways with a
speed limit of 80 kilometres an
hour or above, such as Highway
1. This law will not affect city or
suburban roads.

Anyone found in the
lefthand lane who is not turning,
passing, or clearing the way for
an emergency vehicle, such as
an ambulance or fire truck, will

: risk a ticket carrying a hefty fine

: of $167, as well as three points

: on their licence. For N drivers,

: that will mean a temporary

: suspension of their licence—

: usually three months, dependant
: on their driving record—and a

reset of their probation period if

The new law will fall under

: the “Failure to Yield” provisions

: within the Motor Vehicle Act,

: of which there are now 17.

: Transportation Minister Todd

: Stone told Global News, “There’s
: a whole wide array of driver

: requirements in the Motor

: Vehicle Act that drivers must

: stay on top of and be aware of.

: Obviously, when we introduce

: new laws like this one, we always
: make sure they are accompanied
: with as much education and

: awareness as possible and so we'll .
: be focussing on that with our :
: safety stakeholders.”

Stone’s comments made

: it clear that law enforcement

: hopes this crackdown will help
: improve the driving experience
: for everyone.

 

4
Oo
3
2
a

4
cq

“a

G
ra]
@

-o
5
9°
2
°

G

a