The launch of Bill
C-30,
the online surveillance legislation dubbed the Protecting Children from
Internet Predators Act, went about as expected with the government
taken to task with big brother imagery ("Say
Hello to Big Brother Government") and criticism over the lack of
evidence ("Conservatives
hew to common sense save for bizarre crime fixation"), the security
threats ("Online
surveillance bill will be ‘a gold mine’ for hackers: Ontario privacy
commissioner"), and the absence of a thoughtful digital vision ("Canada’s
embarrassing failure on lawful access legislation"). The divisive
comments
from Public Safety Minister Vic Toews seemed to shape much of the
dialogue, serving to ratchet up the rhetoric and overshadow both the
modest changes to the bill and the legitimate remaining concerns of
many Canadians.
I did a large number of interviews with print,
radio (the As
It Happens interview covers many of the concerns), and television (CBC,
CTV,
and Global)
and was left wondering whether there is a compromise to be had in an
environment where the Conservative majority government can obviously
pass the bill but only at a significant political cost given public
opinion. I may be naive, but I think it is possible.
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The Bill C-11 committee reviewing the copyright reform bill met for the
first time yesterday and set out a fast-paced plan to conclude review
of the bill. The committee will meet for 12 hours per week - four
times a week for three hours each - until mid-March. It will then move
to clause-by-clause review of the bill, which will conclude by the end
of the month.
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