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Up until now, its been up to the Internet service providers to decide whether to hand over personal information about their customers to police. Police agencies have suggested the current system is broken. They admit Internet service providers do hand over the information they need in cases such as child exploitation. However, the Internet service providers are reluctant to hand over information in other cases without a warrant, especially for cases of extortion or robbery.

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The proposed legislation also appears inconsistent with Prime Minister Stephen Harpers Conservative philosophy. On one hand, the Conservatives are scrapping the long-gun registry, which lists people who own potentially deadly weapons, because it is an invasion of privacy and it assumes everybody who owns a gun is a criminal. However, the federal government apparently has no issue collecting personal information on millions of Canadian Internet users, the vast majority of which are law-biding citizens.

Among the provisions, Bill C-30 would allow authorities access to Internet subscriber information including name, address, telephone number and email address without first getting a courts go-ahead. It would also require that Internet service providers more closely track what people do online.

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After the political firestorm, the federal government signaled it might be open to amending the bill. Government House leader Peter Van Loan hinted the legislation would be sent directly to committee, it easier to change the content of the proposed bill. Thats a good first step.

We agree.

Canada is not a police state. We do not need, nor should we tolerate, Big Brother constantly watching our every move in public or online. Asking for court oveAttack the creeps but not at the expense of our prrsight before Canadians personal, private information is released to police is not too much to ask.

Reaction to the proposed legislation was swift, especially from those online. Social-media networks and comment pages exploded with opposition. Even a Conservative backbencher, John Williamson, said the proposals are too intrusive and need a second look.

Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday.

Vics private issues were brought out to prove a point,校园微博. since hes so okay with the Canadian public having no privacy then someone called him on it and made all of his private life public. Irony at its finest.Big brother was at work when Summerside Police Department set up hidden cameras all around the city (under the guise of stopping graffiti at thacommittee of public safetyt – losing a pillar of privacy and freedom to fight a minor case of misdemeanour property damage… so out of wack, our forethers are rolling in their graves). I think said officers should put video cameras in their houses and link it to an online webcam, and perhaps put their home telephone to a live online audio feed… I mean, if they have nothing to hide than whats the big deal right?

There is no question we want to provide police agencies with the tools they need to fight crime online. We also agree the legislation needs to be updated to bring it into the 21st century. But we need to guard against further eroding the freedoms our forethers fought so hard to protect.

Attack the creeps but not at the expense of our pr,Governments legislation targeting online predators needs some fine-tuning so Canadians privacy isnt lost

Chantal Bernier, assistant privacy commissioner of Canada, also suggested the government has not made a convincing case that this is necessary to protect public safety.

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Canadians have a right to privacy. Its not something we should let go without a fight.Too bad the Left didnt see it that way – as led by Justin The Dauphin Trudeau they began to drag Mr. Toews mily throught the muck.

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You can either stand with the government or with child ographers prowling online. That was Public Safety Minister Vic Toews response to a Liberal MPs concerns about a bill introduced in the House of Commons purported to protect children from online predators.

Canadians have a right to privacy. Its not something we should let go without a fight.

Legal experts say the proposed bill will more than likely be challenged in court as a breach of privacy law.

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The police may see that as a bug in the system. We see it as a feature.

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In the meantime, Canadians need to get in touch with their members of Parliament and express their feeling on the proposed legislation so this flawed bill will be changed.