Proposed sweeping changes to Canada’s security laws: a look at Bill C-51
Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, is a complex omnibus bill representing the most radical and sweeping changes to Canada’s security law landscape since the legislative response to 9/11. In […]
The Secret Trial 5: film screening and panel discussion (Vancouver)
Carmen K. M. Cheung, Senior Counsel at the BC Civil Liberties Association, and the filmmakers of The Secret Trial 5 will engage in a panel discussion following a screening of […]
Reasons to worry about the new, unnecessary anti-terror bill
On Friday, the federal government introduced Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act 2015, which will dramatically expand the powers of Canada’s national security agencies and violate the rights of Canadians […]
Omar Khadr: Still in Jail After 11 Years. What´s Next?
At 15, Omar Khadr was captured by US Special Forces in Afghanistan and charged several years later with the death of a U.S. soldier. For 11 years he has been imprisoned in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and now Canada. Canada […]
The Social Cost of National Security
Assessing the impact of global counter-terrorism initiatives on Canadian society What are the social costs versus benefits of the security agenda? What are the links between privacy, sharing, broader human […]
In the Mind of the Minister
On Thursday, former Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day appeared in a Vancouver courtroom to testify in Mohammad Mahjoub’s ongoing challenge to his security certificate. The BCCLA National Security Blog […]
Whispers and innuendo
Today, the BCCLA wrote to the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety about a recent government leak of purported intelligence information implicating two Canadians in a terrorist […]
Back from hiatus! (briefly)
So one of our readers pointed out recently that the National Security Blog’s long overdue for an update, and he’s absolutely right, especially given the things we’ve been up to […]
Another blow to the security certificate system
photo / mvcorks While the Parliamentary inquiry into the treatment of Afghan detainees may be dominating the headlines, the government’s security certificate system received another blow last week when the […]