Canada is one of the founding members of the United Nations, self-described as “the True North strong and free” and boasts a worldwide reputation for being kind, polite and respectful of all. Many people might conjecture that Canada is the pinnacle of modern society. While compared to the United States or China, Canada may appear to be angelic; however, Canada is not as compassionate and non-discriminatory as many might assume at first glance. Hidden from plain view, there are violations of human rights that are happening and have happened in Canada. Beyond the mask of innocence and purity that the Canadian government has donned, there exists a slew of examples of discrimination, leading to the infringement of the rights of many people, rights
…show more content…
The bill allows people to be preventatively arrested and held in detention by police if the person is suspected of committing terrorist activities, even without an arrest warrant, for up to seven days (CUPE 2). Allowing the police force to preventatively arrest a member of the public would obviously lead to many arbitrary arrests, as the arrests would be largely dependent on opinions that can easily be swayed. This violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights where it is stated, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.” (United Nations). Moreover, bestowing this power on the police force leaves many people in fear since at any moment they could be arrested without warrant (CUPE 2). This fear may deter many people from openly voicing their opinions, even if their opinions are not radical, which is a violation of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” (United Nations). With the presence of this bill, people are not able to enjoy the real freedom to hold an opinion without interference; there is an ever-present likelihood that the police could …show more content…
Namely, Bill C-51 now gives CSIS the right to disrupt suspected terrorist plots as opposed to only being able to gather information on them before the bill was instated. Following the implementation of the bill, CSIS now has the ability to disrupt the travel plans of those suspected of terrorism (Walters). This is an obvious violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms where it is declared that, “Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right: to move to, and take up residence in, any province, and to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.” (Government of Canada). If CSIS can interfere with the travel plans of any individual if there is “reasonable grounds” to assume that individual is committing terrorism, CSIS can blatantly restrict the right of every Canadian citizen or permanent resident to move to, and take up residence in, any province (Walters). Furthermore, according to the Globe and Mail, “One part of Bill C-51 creates a new definition of an “activity that undermines the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada” that includes “terrorism,” “interference with critical infrastructure” and “interference with the capability
The bill allows people to be preventatively arrested and held in detention by police if the person is suspected of committing terrorist activities, even without an arrest warrant, for up to seven days (CUPE 2). Allowing the police force to preventatively arrest a member of the public would obviously lead to many arbitrary arrests, as the arrests would be largely dependent on opinions that can easily be swayed. This violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights where it is stated, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.” (United Nations). Moreover, bestowing this power on the police force leaves many people in fear since at any moment they could be arrested without warrant (CUPE 2). This fear may deter many people from openly voicing their opinions, even if their opinions are not radical, which is a violation of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” (United Nations). With the presence of this bill, people are not able to enjoy the real freedom to hold an opinion without interference; there is an ever-present likelihood that the police could …show more content…
Namely, Bill C-51 now gives CSIS the right to disrupt suspected terrorist plots as opposed to only being able to gather information on them before the bill was instated. Following the implementation of the bill, CSIS now has the ability to disrupt the travel plans of those suspected of terrorism (Walters). This is an obvious violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms where it is declared that, “Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right: to move to, and take up residence in, any province, and to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.” (Government of Canada). If CSIS can interfere with the travel plans of any individual if there is “reasonable grounds” to assume that individual is committing terrorism, CSIS can blatantly restrict the right of every Canadian citizen or permanent resident to move to, and take up residence in, any province (Walters). Furthermore, according to the Globe and Mail, “One part of Bill C-51 creates a new definition of an “activity that undermines the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada” that includes “terrorism,” “interference with critical infrastructure” and “interference with the capability