Dear Editor,
Recently our government passed Bill C-51 regardless of public outcry and the fundamental flaws in the legislature. This outcry has been ignored and trampled by our government and the media, and to continue to take a stand for Canadian values we must continue to repel this in favor of Canadian values.
Bill C-51 is shamelessly proposed following massive education and healthcare cuts and cuts to well being services in favor of purposeless spying. The cost of this spying is staggering. Taxpayers are on the hook for over $850 million to pay for CSEC this year, and over $4 billion to buy them a lavish new headquarters that the CBC has called a “spy palace” and the “most expensive government building ever built.” This is a massive waste of public funds.
CSEC works hand-in-glove with the giant U.S. NSA - they even let the NSA set up a massive illegal spying operation on Canadian soil during the Toronto G-20. We know CSEC is spying on Canadians then handing our private information to the NSA.
Privacy is a fundamental right in any healthy democracy. By spying on us and collecting our private information in giant databases, the government is doing huge damage to Canadian democracy. I encourage everyone to learn more about our right to privacy at OurPrivacy.ca
Ariane Izzo,
Calgary
