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bill c-23
Given the controversy surrounding this new legislation, I fact-checked some of the claims made by the Canadian Government in support of Bill C-23.
Bill C-23 empowers foreign officials while eroding the rights and freedoms of our own citizens.
The survey found Canadians are divided over key elements of the preclearance bill.
Preclearance allows all necessary customs and immigration inspections to be completed before departure, while the traveller is still in Canada, and the powers that U.S. border officers exercise under Canadian law are governed by the Canadian Bill of Rights, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
"If he can legalize marijuana, he can legalize my right to vote."
Are you worried about what federal political parties are doing with their ever-growing stashes of your personal information? Because you should be. Federal political parties' databases and all the personal information they contain are still not subject to any law (except for some information related to the voters register).
