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0 pointsgorwell4y ago0 comments

From the Canadian Civil Liberties Association:

Let's be clear: there is no legal justification for using the emergencies act.

The broad powers the government has granted to police curtail Charter rights across the country.

This risk of abuse is high.

The emergency declaration should be immediately revoked.

https://twitter.com/cancivlib/status/1495932825752809472

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mmastrac4y ago

Let's be clear that the CCLA is not an organization that many Canadians have even heard of (unlike the ACLU), and that their stance really doesn't carry any weight more than any other organization weighing in on this.

The act was passed specifically to curtail charter abuses from the previous bill and in the end, still answers to the charter.

justinhj4y ago

I'm Canadian and I'm both familiar with CCLA and glad they exist, especially at the moment. Not to be hyperbolic, but many people around the world don't know Amnesty International exists until they find themselves locked up without due process and find that they have a weighty advocate.

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mmastrac4y ago

The act was passed specifically to curtail charter abuses from the previous bill and in the end, still answers to the charter.

justinhj4y ago

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