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M-10 National security policies

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Motion Text

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work to reform and strengthen our national security legislation, and that such reforms should: (a) be based on broad public consultations with stakeholders, experts and the public; (b) allow parliamentarians to fully debate and amend any new security legislation, and ensure that new legislation (i) does not disproportionally affect marginalized communities, especially First Nations, indigenous, and Muslim communities, (ii) respects international human rights standards and the rule of law, (iii) does not infringe any sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, (iv) respects institutional roles of CSIS and the RCMP; (c) rescind Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 2015, formerly known as Bill C-51, while working to amend and improve part 2; (d) amend the CSIS Act to prohibit CSIS agents from operating overseas and remove any new powers of disruption; (e) enact new legislation to implement the recommendations of the Arar and Air India Commissions; (f) reinstate the position of Inspector General for CSIS and work to establish further mechanisms for robust civilian and parliamentary oversight; and (g) meaningfully engage community leaders and front-line service providers to implement multidisciplinary programming to combat violent extremism.


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Monday, December 7, 2015
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Monday, December 7, 2015
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