Teows didnt answer me, but the office of Bob Rae did
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On behalf of Liberal Leader Bob Rae, I would like thank you for your email regarding Bill C-30, the Conservative legislation that will allow Vic Toews and Stephen Harper to creep your Facebook and read your emails.
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It’s unacceptable for the Conservatives to paint this as strictly an issue of pedophilia and child pornography; Canadians deserve an honest debate on something this serious. #This is a complex bill that contains numerous provisions requiring scrutiny and careful examination at Committee.# A proper balance must be struck between the privacy rights of Canadians and public safety.
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Privacy is a fundamental freedom enshrined in our Charter and Canadians have every right to be worried about heightened surveillance of their online activities.# Liberals are seriously concerned about the lack of judicial oversight in this bill relating to subscriber data, and that forcing ISP and telecomm providers to have the capacity to trace all communications in their system could create a very slippery slope. #After all, this is a governing party that has proven itself willing to violate online privacy before – like with its Facebook creeping activities during the last election.
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The Liberal Party will be proposing several amendments to Bill C-30, including adding the requirement that there is judicial oversight before law enforcement can access personal subscriber information.# In addition, we are calling for open and transparent hearings on this legislation.# If you would like to support these proposals you can sign our petition.
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Thank you for taking the time to write to the Leader of the Liberal Party.
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Yours sincerely,
Colin McKone
Office of the Liberal Leader
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