Pros And Cons Of Bill C-51

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The security of Canada is an obscure term, at best, and at worst is deliberately inclusive of anything constituting political dissent. In protecting the security of Canada, Bill C-51 makes unlawful any action deemed as “interference with critical infrastructure”. Because of this addition, protesting controversial projects by blockading them would be punishable under the provisions of the act. (CBA) For example, many people protested the Kinder Morgan Pipeline by peacefully blockading sits of construction. Such actions are condemned within the scope of the bill. Through its loose definitions and the breadth of its scope, Bill C-51 appears to be a strategy employed by the government to quash civil disobedience and increase state powers of interference.