Vic Toews Controversy

This is along the same lines as my last blog, but I just feel that it is such a good controversy and debate.  This blog is about Vic Toews and his proposal of the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act- Bill C-30.  This Bill is along the same line as Bill C-46 and Bill C-47.  This would give authorities unprecedented new powers to monitor the online and phone habits of Canadians.  Both Internet service providers and Cell phone companies would be required to hand over basic customer information upon request without a warrant.  Toews received such comments as, “Now, every single Canadian citizen is walking around with an electronic prisoner’s bracelet,” Angus said after the tabling of the bill.  “I say to Vic Toews, ‘Stop hiding behind the boogey man. Stop using the boogey man to attack the basic rights of Canadian citizens.’” But in reality, we are taking criminals off the internet, I don’t care how you put it, or how its done. The less people we have like that off the internet, the better.  Here is an example from the summer of 6 men in the GTA getting caught looking at child pornography and getting arrested.  One of these men grew up in Uxbridge (my home town) and was a hockey coach for years.  Here are the two articles to look at: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/14/online-surveillance-bill-will-put-electronic-prisoners-bracelet-on-every-canadian/ and http://www.durhamnews24.com/crime-news/44-police-press-releases/1239-six-arrested-in-durham-child-porn-sweep