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C-51

Conservative Party: Passed C-51 which makes it illegal to encourage or promote terrorism; gives new powers for CSIS to carry out surveillance and disrupt threats; makes it easier to do preventive arrests and detention without charge; allows personal info-sharing among 100 government agencies if “relevant” to national security.

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Liberal Party: Voted for C-51 but want to amend it: define “terrorist propaganda” more clearly; require review of whole act after 3 years; eliminate CSIS’s new power to break the law to disrupt threats; limit info-sharing to 17 government entities; establish all-party oversight committee over those 17 entities.

New Democratic Party: Voted against C-51, wants to repeal it entirely. Would establish more independent review of Canada’s national security agencies, and regular reports from the Security Intelligence Review Committee.

Green Party: Wants to repeal C-51; introduce comprehensive security plan to co-ordinate direction of RCMP, CSIS, Canada Border Services Agency, Coast Guard and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.