A letter of action…

Dear lovers of freedom,

I am contacting you today with great concern for the direction of our country. I believe that every individual has a right to be free from government intrusion into their lives and the right to their private affairs. I believe that we each have a stake in our own preservation of liberty and the time has come to exercise it.

There is now a pair of Bills before parliament that will open a Pandora’s Box of repercussions for all Canadians. Bill C46 and C47 will allow warrantless surveillance, by request of police and CSIS (Central Intelligence), to gather “any information in the service provider’s possession or control”, In particular, electronic communications including Email and internet activity.

The argument that is being presented by the government is that these powers will greater assist the police services and CSIS to pursue criminal activity and that currently they are being prevented in doing so. This remains to be seen, however what it will do is open the door for wide spread abuse, as recent examples in the United States have come to show. Also, it unmistakably displays a troubling trend; growing government power into our lives, which is not required or needed. What becomes the slippery slope is this: If certain criminal activity warrants this intrusion than why not all criminal activity or even political views that are suspect or disagree with the government’s stance in these particular issues and on others. I implore you to set aside any apathy you may have and to see the great danger to individual liberty. These powers threaten to diminish our ability to remain secure in our person and our effects.

“… Pursuing information without a warrant is exactly what the latest proposed legislation allows. The new act will require service providers to install capabilities that would allow police to intercept information being transmitted, as well as giving them access to personal data.” The Montreal Gazette.

Make your voice heard immediately, contact your Member of Parliament and tell them you do not wish to have this power granted on your behalf to any police agency or Central Intelligence Service…

And always remember: When you trade your liberties for security, you will lose both. It isn’t a question of if these kinds of powers will be abused, only a matter of when.

Your liberty is at stake, the time is now…contact your Parliamentary Representative.

Read the bills here…

Bill 46
Bill 47

And a pretty good break down here…

Yours truly,

Awake

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