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Canada Rejects Anti-Terror Laws

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shot-down dept.

Coryoth writes "The Canadian parliament has voted against renewing anti-terror laws that had been introduced after September 11, 2001. The rejected laws included provisions to hold terror suspects indefinitely, and to compel witnesses to testify, and were in some sense Canada's version fo the Patriot Act. The laws were voted down in the face of claims from the minority Conservative government that the Liberal Party was soft on terror, and despite the fact that Canada has faced active terrorist cells in their own country. The anti-terror laws have never been used, and it was viewed that they are neither relevant, nor needed, in dealing with terrorist plots. Hopefully more countries will come to the same conclusion."

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  1. Once again showing by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    that the U.S. is Canada's Mexico.

    1. Re:Once again showing by LunaticTippy · · Score: 5, Funny

      So what? Every country is somebody's Mexico.

      Except Santa's Workshop. North Pole, bitches!

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  2. Re:Free reign by koreth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, because without anti-terror laws, I'm sure it's perfectly legal to plot to behead a public official in Canada. How could they possibly have let that gaping hole in the criminal code reopen?!?

  3. Re:Fundamental difference by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 4, Funny

    The PATRIOT ACT (please use it in caps, as it is an acronym)

    And don't forget to capitalize it for Canada's proposed law as well, the MOUNTIE (Marshalling Our Unified Nation against Terrorism Immediately, Eh?) Act.

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  4. Re:Oh Canada! by Original+Replica · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh sure. Show off your functioning democracy, with your multiple opposition parties, and your voter confidence. Wanna buy some Diebold black boxes?

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