Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien writes about the government’s proposed antiterrorism legislation, Bill C-51, cautioning that the bill, “in its current form, would fail to provide Canadians with what they want and expect: legislation that protects both their safety and their privacy. As proposed, it does not strike the right balance.” In his submission to Parliament on Bill C-51, Therrien writes, “If adopted in its current form, the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act would make available to 17 federal departments and agencies, which hold some responsibilities in relation to national security, potentially all personal information that any department may hold on Canadians.” He cautions, “All Canadians—not only terrorism suspects—will be caught in this web.”
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