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Government Introduces Omnibus Crime Bill Without Lawful Access Provisions

September 20, 2011

The government is introducing its omnibus crime today and it appears that the lawful access provisions will not be a part of it. The Department of Justice release includes no reference to the lawful access bills. While there is every reason to believe lawful access will be introduced some time in the future, excluding them from the crime bill will provide more time for review and committee hearings.

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10 Comments

  1. Eric L. says:
    September 20, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    …
    Something smells fishy…

  2. Joe says:
    September 20, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Quite fishy… I have a hard time believing somebody in the government stopped and thought “oh hey, this may not be right.”

  3. Crockett says:
    September 20, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    No Wait …
    Could the government be listening? Really?

    I suspect it may be tabled in conjunction with the copyright bill, a double whammy just for effect 😉

  4. Joe says:
    September 20, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Normally I agree with you Crockett… but yowch that’d be a rough day if that’s what they end up doing… and I’ll blame you for giving them the idea 😉

  5. Bytowner says:
    September 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm

    Let’s see the text of the bill…
    …and then we’ll know for sure if “lawful access” isn’t hiding in the “tall grass” of the bill’s language.

  6. Bytowner says:
    September 20, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Joe: One possibility, perhaps mentioned out of a spirit of naivete here…that someone pointed out that the same provisions – if passed into law – might survive the Conservatives’ reign and, if so, could someday be used against the Conservatives’ political allies.

  7. Joe says:
    September 20, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    So the possiblity of covering their own (and friends’) butts is a reason? Not that surprising really.

  8. anonymous - for now says:
    September 21, 2011 at 6:24 am

    Don’t break out the champagne yet!!
    “This is not the end; this is just the beginning of our efforts in this regard,”
    — Justice Minister Rob Nicholson

  9. Hindgrinder says:
    September 21, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Give Openmedia their creds…
    Over 70,000 Canadians signed the STOP SPYING petition and it was building momentum the same way the STOP THE METER campaign did. These guys deserve the credit for educating so many people on digital issues. MG should offer them an interview or 10.

  10. Crockett says:
    September 21, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    Support your voice …
    Yes, got to love openmedia.ca they are doing their job. I’ve made a few small donations to help with their operating costs in the past, if you like what they do maybe consider the same?

    Note: I am in now way affiliated with open media.ca, just think they are cool dudes 😉