e-896 (Border crossings)
- Keywords
- Borders
- C-23, An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States
- Civil and human rights
- Electronic data protection
- Pre-clearance
- United States of America
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- The preamble of the Preclearance Act of 1999 and Bill C-23, states, "that the administration of any provision of American law in Canada is subject to Canadian law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Canadian Human Rights Act;"
- Changes in U.S. policy have resulted in multiple documented cases of Charter and other human rights violations, such as profiling based on religion, country of origin, and forced disclosure of passwords and social media accounts; and
- Bill C-23 provides insufficient protections against, and recourse upon violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Canadian Human Rights Act.
- Open for signature
- April 3, 2017, at 3:27 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 1, 2017, at 3:27 p.m. (EDT)