Bill C-51 ---- Labor groups

Labour groups continue to urge the federal government to take action on Bill C-51, which was passed in June and remains in place. The law vastly expands government surveillance, provides new powers to the police and CSIS and may criminalize ordinary political activity.

The Liberals initially supported the legislation, but have promised to repeal unspecified "problematic elements" and undertake public consultations. However, any mention of Bill C-51 was notably absent from the Justin Trudeau's Throne Speech on Dec. 4.

Daniel Therrien, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, expressed grave concern about the bill in March, particularly its information sharing provisions.

"The scale of information sharing being proposed is unprecedented, the scope of the new powers conferred by the Act is excessive, particularly as these powers affect ordinary Canadians, and the safeguards protecting against unreasonable loss of privacy are seriously deficient," he said in a submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.


https://www.priv.gc.ca/parl/2015/parl_sub_150305_e.asp


On Thursday Dec. 10, Therrien expressed hope that the new Liberal government would follow-through on its commitments and engage in an open debate.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/privacy-czar-urges-open-debate-on-bill-c-51-1.2694954