19 February, 2015
The Hon Stephen Harper,
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Dear Sir,
I am deeply worried that Bill C51, currently before Parliament, goes well beyond the intentions stated by the government.
I refer you to the articles by a number of very knowledgeable people, including legal and parliamentary experts, who have made this point before me.
And I am old enough to remember the RCMP, acting under similarly-vague authorization to that envisioned by this bill, illegally burning down a Quebec barn belonging to a relative of an FLQ member.
I thought we had learned from that experience.
It is also very worrying that there appears to be no effective oversight of the security agencies which would be empowered by this legislation.
I trust appropriate amendment will be made before passage to correct this legislation, and to render it acceptable in a fully-democratic society.
Yours very sincerely,
copy: MP John Duncan
121 East Block
House of Commons
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
