PressProgress: The government just doesn’t get it on C-51

We can't think of a time that we've seen Canadians from all political stripes so united. Tell the government to back down from secret police Bill C-51 at https://StopC51.ca  Article by PressProgress So much for consensus. The Conservatives appear set to ignore calls for greater, "independent" oversight of Bill C-51 -- the "near universal" recommendation made by witnesses to the House public safety committee.

The government plans to introduce "limited changes" to their anti-terror law on Tuesday, while ignoring the bill's biggest "flaw" identified by experts at C-51 hearings. In Question Period on Monday, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney deflected such criticism by saying "Canada can be proud of its oversight model."

Blaney probably should have paid more attention to expert testimony at the committee studying the bill. Even those witnesses in favour of C-51 typically called for increased checks and balances.

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