No to NATO

write your MP about Bill C-36

From: r.smollett_-at-_utoronto.ca
To: rice_-at-_chass.utoronto.ca, smyth_-at-_utsc.utoronto.ca, diane.massam_-at-_utoronto.ca, lgcu-l_-at-_listerv.utoronto.ca, sohailzandi_-at-_yahoo.com, carol.schwartz_-at-_utoronto.ca, esmollett_-at-_sympatico.ca, peter.smollett_-at-_sympatico.ca, bobolsen_-at-_interlog.com, mob4glob_-at-_tao.ca, jwceo_-at-_yahoogroups.com, no_to_nato_-at-_flora.org
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 08:47:25 -0500 (EST)

>COPY AND SEND LETTER BELOW TO YOUR MP (OR WRITE YOUR 
OWN)
>
>Under the auspices of the war on terrorism, the Canadian government 
has
>fast tracked their anti-terrorism legislation - Bill C-36.
>
>Some of the more insidious aspects include:
>
>Preventative Detention: This gives the police the power to throw anyone 
in
>jail they choose, without justification or recourse for the detainee.  
>
>Access to Information: The right of Canadians to examine the activities of
>their elected officials be curtailed, but even worse, at least before they
>had to ask permission to monitor our e-mails, telephone calls, private
>discussions, etc. Now they can do it without permission.  
>
>On October 25, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) said that Bill C-36 
goes
>too far and must include a sunset clause, thereby ensuring that the law
>will not be on the books forever and will end at a certain date. Opposition
>parties are also demanding the same thing.  The CBA argues that a 
sunset
>clause should apply to the entire Bill except for the clauses that hate
>propaganda iis llegal.
>
>In a not so veiled attempt to please Washington, Ottawa is trying to get
>Bill C-36 approved as quickly as possible.  There is no time to lose. 
>
>Copy and send the following letter to your MP, to Justice Ministre Anne
>McLellan ( or fax 613. 996-4516) and to Jean Chrétien (or fax:
>613.941-6900)
>
>-------------------------
>
>Dear Mr. or Ms.
>
Bill C-36  flies in the face of the Canadian charter of
>rights and freedoms and Canadian values of democracy, plurality and
>openness.
>
>Eric Rice of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) argues that the 
definition
>of terrorism under C-36 "could include legitimate activities that upset
the
>social order, like the recent illegal strikes waged by nurses and truckers,
>anti-globalisation marches or First Nation demonstrations".
>
>Among other things, Bill C-36 includes:
>
>Preventative Detention: This gives the police the power to throw anyone 
in
>jail they choose, without justification or recourse for the detainee.  Even
>worse, our fundamental right to not answer questions will be stripped 
away.
>  According to the CBA this powerful combination erases the distinction
>between suspect and witness. 
>
>Access to Information: Not only will the right of Canadians to examine the
>activities of their elected officials be curtailed, but even worse, at
>least before they had to ask permission to monitor our e-mails, 
telephone
>calls, private discussions, etc. now they can do it whenever they feel like
>it.  
>
>For the CBA, Bill C-36 is tantamount to "breaking the equilibrium
between
>security and freedom".
>
>I am therefore asking the Canadian government to abandon Bill C-36. It 
is ironic that war is being promoted as one "in defence of
freedom"
>is being used by the Canadian government is
>trying to justify curtailing the freedom of its own citizens.
>
>
>ABANDON BILL C-36
>
>Signature

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