Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act
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The Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act was passed by the Liberal government of Canada in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. It received Royal Assent on December 18, 2001 as Bill C-36. The "omnibus" bill extends the powers of government and institutions within the Canadian security establishment to respond to the threat of terrorism. The expanded powers were highly controversial due to widely perceived incompatibility with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in particular for the Act's provisions allowing for 'secret' trials, preemptive detention, and expansive security and surveillance powers.[1]
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[edit] Bill C-36
This Bill provides similar measures to that of the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" Act, i.e. the USA PATRIOT Act passed by the United States in the same time frame.
The bill's passage has been compared to the government's activation of the War Measures Act in response to terrorist activity by the FLQ.
[edit] Opposition
It was opposed by Marjory LeBreton as well as David Paciocco.
[edit] Specific Provisions
[edit] Expiration
Some of the bill's provisions expired on March 1, 2007. The Conservative government urged that these be renewed, while all three opposition parties opposed it. Specifically, the provisions had to do with preventative arrest and investigative hearings.
On February 27, 2007, the House of Commons voted 159 - 124 against renewing the provisions, which later led to the expiration of these provisions.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Department of Justice, Canada: Highlights of Anti-Terrorism Act
- Department of Justice, Canada: The 2001 Bill C-36 as passed
- Designated terrorist groups
- Air India families urge Dion to rethink Liberal stance on anti-terrorism act
- Liberal MP's in-law interviewed in Air India case
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