Bill C-51 has potential to scoop up aboriginal rights activists – CBC
May 06, 2015
Anti-terrorism bill a legislative drift net with reach beyond immediate target, writes Doug Cuthand
This week the Harper government rammed the anti-terrorism bill through Parliament with its third and final reading. All that remains is a short stop in the Senate and on to royal ascent.
Bill C-51 is a legislative drift net that has a reach far beyond its immediate target of radical Islamic terrorism.
It has the potential to scoop up environmentalists, aboriginal rights activists, union members and anyone who is seen to stand in the way of national security.
Is that assessment over the top? I don’t think so.
