America's hat has done it again. Canadian conservatives have introduced a bill that would allow the government to pursue warrantless surveillance on anyone's computer. Hear that, Canada? If you they find even one nudie of a girl who even looks underage, your ass is going straight to Canadian jail, where everything is upside down and sticky with maple syrup. The bill would "require ISPs and cell phone companies to install equipment for real-time surveillance and create new police powers designed to obtain access to the surveillance data." 

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews explains the root of the bill is to stop child pornography; which leaves Canadian internetters with the choice of being spied on willingly or being deemed pedophiles. Green Party leader Elizabeth May responded to Toews' ridiculous remarks by saying: 

"…if you care about civil liberties in this country you obviously side with child pornographers, murderers…you're the worst form of scum if you believe the Charter's an important instrument for the rule of law in this country."

She has a point, too — putting a stop to child pornography is something the entire world should get behind, but is it worth giving up our freedom and anonymity? If the government's current methods of seeking out pedophiles aren't working, I suggest they keep brainstorming before coming up with a plan like this.

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Commentarium (8 Comments)

Feb 16 12 - 8:51pm
dsstru gentleness,

Unbelievable.

Say, Govt., why dont you have your agents in every post office and open everyone's mail before it gets delivered to its final dsitination, because there's no difference between doing that, and this.

Feb 17 12 - 4:32am
Dee

Yeah, valuing privacy =/= standing with the child pornographers. COME ON VIC TOEWS.

It did lead to this, however:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/15/vikileaks-twitter-account-reveal...

Feb 17 12 - 12:46pm
..::bEEp::..

Read about that in the paper yesterday. I LOL'd at the S.O.B.; serves him right.

Feb 17 12 - 3:43pm
V

This is of the worst things to ever come from Canada. If this plan goes into action then what else will happen? If we let them spy on us they will walk all over us. Maybe It's time to move. Sweden seems nice.

Fuck you Toews

Feb 17 12 - 4:41pm
Lawrence

Has it passed already? Fucking Steven Harper

Feb 17 12 - 7:04pm
kylef

Harper has learned a lot from America. Scare people into believing something horrible will happen to them, then introduce a law that will help "protect" them from that, meanwhile removing several other of your basic human rights.

Canada went from one of the best countries in the world to a complete and utter joke at the hands of ONE prime minister. Get him the FUCK out of power already.

Feb 18 12 - 2:53am
Lawrence

I'm pretty sure we were never even close to being one of the best countries in the world. It's an illusion.

Feb 18 12 - 6:49pm
canuck

Do a little research, it has not been passed.

And those of you complaining about Harper, he sent it back to committee to be revamped because it was a car wreck of a bill.

So pull your knickers out of your butt and relax.

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