Proposed Canadian Law Would Allow Warrantless Searches 195
An anonymous reader writes "A bill introduced by Canada's Minister of Public Safety will allow police to (warrantlessly) force ISPs to provide access to any requested digital traffic records, reports News 1130. Police lobbied for the bill as means of 'combatting gangsters, pedophiles, or terrorists,' but apparently they find the legal principles of judicial review and probable cause, as well as a constitutional provision against 'unreasonable search or seizure', to be too much of a hassle, and would rather be able to search anyone's web or e-mail traffic at their own discretion and without any oversight. All in the name of public safety, of course."
Children (Score:2, Funny)
Think of the children, eh?
Re:Be reasonable... (Score:4, Funny)
That's it, I'm moving to ... (Score:5, Funny)
Cana ... oh, ummm, crap, now I'm in trouble.
There goes my pedestal (Score:5, Funny)
Doesn't our government understand a fundamental principle of governing a country with a predominantly harsh climate like Canada: we must do everything significantly better than our neighbours to the south to prevent brain drain.
Re:There goes my pedestal (Score:2, Funny)
Not like something good *ever* came out of Canada. FFS you speak FRENCH !
Now we have to worry about illegal aliens invading us from the south AND north. Great. Just F'ing great.
Re:I like that phrasing. (Score:5, Funny)
It would have been even better if they pitched the idea under the pretense of going green by reducing the amount of paper used.
"You want us to get a warrant? Do you know what the carbon footprint of a warrant is? Why do you hate the Earth?"
Re:Be reasonable... (Score:4, Funny)
Of course. Also, this is how they plan to catch the perpetrators of the Conficker virus/worm/whatever. Canada will soon be a global hero!
(More sarcasm)
Re:I like that phrasing. (Score:5, Funny)
Its gotten to the point where I'm inherently distrustful of anyone that claims to want to protect me from terrorists, or want to protect children.
So true, so true.
On the other hand, I inherently believe anyone who claims to want to harm children.
Re:Theyre called The Reform Party of Canada (Score:3, Funny)
The Reform Party was also called the Canadian Alliance and probably another name or two [...]
I believe the other name to which you refer is the Canadian Reform Aliance Party, or C.R.A.P.
Re:There goes my pedestal (Score:3, Funny)