[All] FW from Amnesty International: 7 reasons to stop Bill C-51 from becoming law

Tue Mar 10 13:32:47 EDT 2015

I've heard there's a rally against Bill C-51 at Kit city hall Sat at noon.
Am trying to find out who's organizing it ... Any of you have more info?

Eleanor
On 10 Mar 2015 11:15, "Gregory C. Michalenko" <gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca>
wrote:

>  Dear Friends,
>
>  I'm very worried about this bully of a bill and consider it a real
> threat to our democracy.  Recently our local birdwatchers club, Waterloo
> Region Nature, was subjected to an intimidating CRA audit just because it
> had sent a letter of concern over neonicotinoid pesticides to Environment
> Canada. Vladimir Putin's favourite weapon for silencing critical civil
> society organizations is to drum up phoney tax evasion charges and sentence
> the executive members at crooked trials to 5-7 years in jail.  I'm
> concerned that we now have Putin Lite in Canada.  And I am quite certain
> that CSIS' use of new technology will be far more sneaky and effective than
> it used to be.  Years ago a friend involved with a civil society concern
> became suspicious about clicking sounds on her phone and complained to her
> phone company.  They agreed to investigate and responded a few days later
> with "Mrs. X, you're just upset because of your divorce"!
>
>  Beware of the Leviathan's ears!
>
>  Please consider signing onto this petition or joining your nearest
> Amnesty-sponsored protest gathering this Saturday, March 14.
>
>  - Greg
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Amnesty International Canada [members at amnesty.ca]
> *Sent:* Monday, March 09, 2015 5:22 PM
> *To:* Gregory C. Michalenko
> *Subject:* 7 reasons to stop Bill C-51 from becoming law
>
>   Stop Bill C-51
>
> <http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=371425&ea.campaigner.email=ztYy7iXJ%2FcCd9wAzowdKwfdqbGUukCQJ&ea.campaigner.id=PEa4ArEBsfWZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>
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> <http://e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1770&ea.campaign.id=17317>
> *Canada's proposed security bill C-51 puts your human rights at risk *
>
> *7 reasons to speak up and prevent this bill from becoming law - take
> action
> <http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=371427&ea.campaigner.email=ztYy7iXJ%2FcCd9wAzowdKwfdqbGUukCQJ&ea.campaigner.id=PEa4ArEBsfWZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>. *
>
> Dear Dr Greg,
>
> The new Anti-Terrorism Act, Bill C-51, proposes a * massive overhaul to
> Canada’s national security laws*. The government’s attempt to rush the
> legislation through a parliamentary committee was met with widespread calls
> to increase the amount of public scrutiny these new measures should receive.
>
> Four former Canadian Prime Ministers, together with 18 eminent Canadians,
> including former Supreme Court judges, *have expressed concern that** the
> lack of robust and integrated accountability** for Canada’s national
> security agencies* *poses** serious problems for both public safety and
> human rights.*
>
> Amnesty International agrees. We have identified *7 key human rights
> concerns* about the widely expanded powers and new criminal offences
> within the proposed legislation.
>
> >> Please speak out with Canadians who care about human rights, and call
> for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney to withdraw Bill C-51
> <http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=371428&ea.campaigner.email=ztYy7iXJ%2FcCd9wAzowdKwfdqbGUukCQJ&ea.campaigner.id=PEa4ArEBsfWZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>
>
>
> Governments have not only the right, but the responsibility to respond to
> concerns about threats and attacks – including terrorism – and protect
> their citizens. But not at any cost.
>
> *Anti-terrorism laws cannot put human rights second to security, and
> absolutely must not be used to target *or have disproportionate impact on
> individuals and groups *exercising their fundamental rights* to freedom
> of religion, expression and association.
>
> *Join Amnesty’s call to withdraw Bill C-51
> <http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=371429&ea.campaigner.email=ztYy7iXJ%2FcCd9wAzowdKwfdqbGUukCQJ&ea.campaigner.id=PEa4ArEBsfWZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>.*
>
>
>  Sincerely,
>
> [image: alex_sig.gif]
>
> Alex Neve,
> Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada
>
>
>
> P.S. Laws intendend to protect us from threats should not put our human
> rights at risk. National security reforms must met Canada's human rights
> obligations. Please take action and share this widely
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