I’m finding it very hard to write this post and not come off as some sort of nut job who is all anti-government, anti-legislation, and anti-this-that-and-the-other-thing who is just sour because the election didn’t turn out the way I wanted.
I have perfectly valid reasons for my disenchantment with the state of the Canadian government right now and nothing sums it up better than the tabling of Bill C-30 (formerly Bill C-51). Leading up to the last election this was just the sort of thing I was afraid of, and now it’s happening, and if we don’t do something about it it’s only going to get worse.
Bill C-5130 is usually summed up with the words “lawful access”, which is exactly what it is. It’s a bill that will grant authorities lawful access to your internet history, your email, and countless amounts of personal information – without a warrant. The cherry on top of this is that in order to be in a position to collect and store this information in case the Feds demand it, Internet providers will need to spend dollars – lots of them – upgrading their systems. Now what are the chances those costs won’t get passed along to the the consumer? I’m guessing slim to none, and slim just left town.
In summary: Bill C-5130 will allow for unfettered access to your internet and email without a warrant and you will get to pay for it.
A while back this government tried to make our Internet more expensive and as a country we went absolutely bat shit crazy by the hundreds of thousands. How there aren’t millions of Canadians going bat shit crazy over Bill C- 5130 is beyond me.
Sign the petition. Demand your MP put a stop to this, and let the Canadian government know that this bill is not OK. Not one bit.
Here’s a CBC news report:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlY4n-17uc]
Some very well done videos to put things into perspective (and a sample for your viewing pleasure here):
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwqIYHwRcxY]
…and if you have 15 minutes, a mini-documentary:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyHnOCDewuQ]