Canada Rejects Anti-Terror Laws 507
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."
Think of the children (of the terrorists) (Score:3, Funny)
Wow policies that dont work get revoked. (Score:3, Funny)
"He's a Jedi, 17 times, eh?" (Score:4, Funny)
Once again showing (Score:5, Funny)
And Now an election (Score:4, Funny)
Gotta love Canadian politics
Re:Free reign (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe.... (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Once again showing (Score:5, Funny)
Except Santa's Workshop. North Pole, bitches!
Re:Fundamental difference (Score:5, Funny)
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.
As the french say (Score:1, Funny)
Je me Souvien
Which translates roughly to
I am Soup
Words that we call all live by.
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Article ignores politican context (Score:3, Funny)
Just curious. What liberties have you lost due to anti-terror legislation in whatever country you are living in?
I ask because I keep hearing about how the US has become a police state. Well, I'm in the US and as far as I can tell, this new Bush police state looks exactly as it did under Clinton, except the economy is better. I think it is only fair that I stand with my fellow Americans and suffer as they have, but before I do that, I need to know what it is I'm missing.
Well... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How does the first post get a "Redundant" mod? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Once again showing (Score:2, Funny)
"There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." - Pierre Eliot Trudeau, 1969.
Re:Once again showing (Score:2, Funny)
Re:As the french say (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Article ignores politican context (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Think of the children (of the terrorists) (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Think of the children (of the terrorists) (Score:3, Funny)
Let me try a sentence then "Lik mijn reet!"
Nope, still dutch