National Security Law and Anti-Terrorism Law

In the wake of the passage of the "Anti-Terrorism" Bill C-51 by the Senate, Prof. Kent Roach and Prof. Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa analyze its implications for Canada in The Walrus ("Why Can’t Canada Get National-Security Law Right?" June 9, 2015).

Read the full article on the website of The Walrus.

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Lisa Austin and other experts warn that the Canadian government's proposed national security bill, C-51, poses a significant threat to privacy and will be able to bypass the provisions of the Privacy Act ("How C-51 undermines privacy," March 30, 2015).

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In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and University of Ottawa Prof. Craig Forcese analyze the Canadian government's proposed amendments to the national security Bill C-51 and conclude they do not go far enough to address the many concerns expressed about the legislation ("The government has not made its case for C-51," March 30, 2015).

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