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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Bill C-51

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Bill C-51 contains five provisions: The Security of Canada Information Sharing Act, the Secure Air Travel Act, the amended Criminal Code, the amended Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, and the amended Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Security of Canada Information Sharing Act enables the Canadian government institutions to share information about the people with one another as a security measure to combat acts against the country. The purpose of the act is to gain information of any possible plans to “undermine the security of Canada” so that the country can take preventative measures to protect the people. The Secure Air Travel Act allows the Minister of Transport to create a “no fly” list on anyone that they find to be suspicious of possible terrorist activities either on the plane or in the country. The amended Criminal Code added that anyone who knowingly advocated for the commission of …show more content…

Also, if a judge reasonably believes that a publication serves as propaganda for terrorism, they have the power to seize all of its copies. Additionally, the provision gives more leeway for peace officers to have the power to detain people based on suspicion that the person may of terrorist acts. Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act allows the CSIS to take any measures within or outside of Canada if there are any reasonable grounds to believe that there are threats against Canada. The measure must be reasonable and proportional to the threat. Lastly, amendments of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act allowed the Minister of Immigration to conceal admissibility information regarding possible immigrants or refugees (Cooper, 2015).
The purpose of Bill C-51 is to increase the security level for Canadians by improving security laws and government agency powers (Berry, 2013). At the time, the Conservative Government, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, presented the legislation forward as a response to what Harper had called the threat

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