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Against Online Surveillance? You Must Be 'For' Child Porn, Says Legislator

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-didn't-know-canadians-could-be-that-rude dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Following up on yesterday's story about the Canadian government's internet surveillance legislation, one of the bill's proponents is now accusing those who oppose it of standing with child pornographers. Those against the legislation include: Law professor Michael Geist, Open Media, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Council of Canadians and many others. 'Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told a Liberal MP he could either stand with the government or "with the child pornographers" prowling online.' Toews is enjoying his Parliamentary Privilege, which grants him the freedom to say pretty much anything he wants without fear of a slander suit."

12 of 583 comments (clear)

  1. Come on! by AngryDeuce · · Score: 4, Funny

    Won't someone think of the children?!?!?!!?!

    1. Re:Come on! by Stargoat · · Score: 5, Funny

      In the United States, we call our logical fallacies Texans. What do you call them in Canada?

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    2. Re:Come on! by Skapare · · Score: 5, Funny

      The pedophiles think of the children all the time.

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      now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
    3. Re:Come on! by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Funny

      In the United States, we call our logical fallacies Texans. What do you call them in Canada?

      Politicians.

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      Lost at C:>. Found at C.
    4. Re:Come on! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      americans

    5. Re:Come on! by KhabaLox · · Score: 5, Funny

      In the United States, we call our logical fallacies Texans. What do you call them in Canada?

      Americans.

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      Ceci n'est pas un sig.
    6. Re:Come on! by rikkards · · Score: 4, Funny

      I wonder if this change in view is because of the influx of non-Albertans for oil jobs. I hear Fort McMurray is the biggest city in Newfoundland.

  2. In that case... by Shoe+Puppet · · Score: 4, Funny

    In that case, fuck the children.

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  3. I'm so confused! by ugglybabee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Torn between my deep love of child porn and my long-held belief that online surveillance is also pretty hot.

  4. Troll by c4tp · · Score: 4, Funny

    TFA is trolling. Mod Toews down!

  5. Re:Child pornography is not an excuse by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 4, Funny

    You almost had it. If you would have stuck with paedophiles instead of murderers...

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  6. Who do you stand with - a moral dilema by onkelonkel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Vic Toews said "You either stand with us or with the child pornographers. "

    If you ask me to choose between politicians or child pornographers you might not like my answer.

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