PROTEST Bill C - 51
Sudbury Courthouse,
March 14, 2015
Along
with the Leadnow organization from Vancouver and 70 other communities across
the country our Sudbury Chapter rallied over 65 Canadians in front of the
Sudbury Courthouse to protest against the passing of Bill C 51.
Our
opposition to the bill stemmed from severe criticism levied against the bill
by:
Four former Prime Ministers and five
former Supreme Court Justices
Over 100 Law professionals (Lawyers and
Professors)
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association
David Suzuki
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner
Canada’s official opposition and the
Green Party
A former CSIS agent
78,000 Canadians who had signed the
petition opposing Bill C - 51
Our
Chapter opposed the bill because:
·
The
Government is using its Parliamentary majority to ram the Bill through the
House
·
The
bill presents terrorism and dissent with vague definitions that leave law
enforcement open to severe abuses of our constitutional and civil liberties
·
The
oversight of the proposed legislation is weak and ineffective
·
The
need for the Bill is based on fear mongering about terrorism – just like the
Bush administration
·
Canada’s
existing Criminal Code and police powers are sufficient to oppose terrorism.
There is no need for a 72 page omnibus bill.
Thanks
to the social media, we were able to get the word out on short notice and we
were joined by members of the Green and New Democratic parties, members of our
First Nation community, Sudbury’s media and assisted by Sudbury’s police. Some of the speakers at the event
included:
David Robinson of the Green Party
Richard Eberhardt of the NDP
Steve May of the Green Party
Penny Early of the Sudbury Chapter
Andre Clement of the Sudbury Chapter
The
protest was orderly and quite lively as most drivers-by honked in support of
our message. We gathered 62 signatures for the petition against the bill to be
conveyed to the Leadnow movement. People were urged to sign the petition, talk
to their friends and families, write to the Prime Minister and the Liberal Party
and in the next election – to vote and encourage others to vote in the next
election.
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