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Vic Toews: Paul Dewar Calls For Minister of Public Safety's Resignation

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First Posted: 02/18/2012 7:30 pm Updated: 02/18/2012 7:30 pm

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After a week of turmoil, NDP leadership candidate Paul Dewar publicly called on Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, to resign in an online statement:


"Over the past week, the Minister of Public Safety has failed his ministerial responsibilities.

First he introduced Bill C-30 which undermines Canadians' online privacy. Then he accused Canadians who raised privacy concerns of supporting child pornography. Today we learned that he had not even reviewed the most intrusive provisions of the bill before introducing it in the House of Commons.

Canadians expect better. I call on Mr. Toews to step down as Minister of Public Safety.

The buck stops with the Prime Minister. He must hold his cabinet members to account."

Earlier on HuffPost:

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    UPDATE: On Monday Feb. 27, Liberal leader acknowledged that a Liberal staffer was behind the Vikileaks30 Twitter account that released information about Vic Toews' divorce. That person has been fired and Rae has apologized to the House Of Commons. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews faced an online backlash due to his championing of Bill C-30, the lawful access bill. Two hashtags, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23donttoewsmebro -rt" target="_hplink">#donttoewsmebro</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23TellVicEverything" target="_hplink">#tellviceverything</a> became the vocal points of internet humour and commentary. Photo: CP

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  • What's In Online-Snooping Bill

    Like similar legislation introduced in the past by both Conservative and Liberal governments, the new bill includes provisions that would: <em>With files from CBC</em> (Shutterstock)

  • Warantless Online Info

    Require telecommunications and internet providers to give subscriber data to police, national security agencies and the Competition Bureau without a warrant, including names, phone numbers and IP addresses. (CP)

  • Back Door Access

    Force internet providers and other makers of technology to provide a "back door" to make communications accessible to police. (Getty)

  • Location, Location, Location

    Allow police to get warrants to obtain information transmitted over the internet and data related to its transmission, including locations of individuals and transactions. (Alamy)

  • Preserve Data

    Allow courts to compel other parties to preserve electronic evidence. (Alamy)

  • New Bill Is Different

    However, unlike the most recent previous version of the bill, the new legislation: (Alamy)

  • Less Data

    Requires telecommunications providers to disclose, without a warrant, just six types of identifiers from subscriber data instead of 11. (Alamy)

  • Oversight

    Provides for an internal audit of warrantless requests that will go to a government minister and oversight review body. Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews is pictured. (CP)

  • Review After 5 Years

    Includes a provision for a review after five years. (Alamy)

  • More Time To Implement

    Allows telecommunications service providers to take 18 months instead of 12 months to buy equipment that would allow police to intercept communications. (Alamy)

  • Expanded Definitions

    Changes the definition of hate propaganda to include communication targeting sex, age and gender. (Alamy)

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After a week of turmoil, NDP leadership candidate Paul Dewar publicly called on Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, to resign in an online statement: "Over the past week, the Minister of Public...
After a week of turmoil, NDP leadership candidate Paul Dewar publicly called on Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, to resign in an online statement: "Over the past week, the Minister of Public...
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Gravff Itti
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12:49 PM on 02/19/2012
At minimum, the 60% of the electorate whom didn't vote for the CONS are all firmly behind Mr. Dewar's call.
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A Tired Canadian
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12:26 PM on 02/19/2012
Another NDR leader wanna-be looking for press coverage- people have been saying that for the last week! Where exactly where you? nap time with your fellow member ?
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11:45 AM on 02/19/2012
In the interest of the safety of my childrens' future I too demand that Toews resign.
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Spanky McFarlane
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10:51 AM on 02/19/2012
Fire the Minister & fire the Ministry! These guys have balooned Government to an incredible size & a deficit along wityh it.

We have a Justice Ministry, Industry, Trade,Transport & Environment etc all tasked to look after our interests & supposedly watch our backs.

I'd say 'Public Safety nothing but a Harper 'Shell Corporation' to protect the real dirty players in the NeoCon backroom.
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bigotsrunchristianity
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08:26 AM on 02/19/2012
Mr Clement should be next for trying to tell us this online sureveillance bill would protect us better than the long gun registry. He never explains how only says that it will protect us better than a registry which police chiefs said helped save police officer lives.
Mr Clement is just as guilty at trying to shove an unconstitutional bill down our throats, was he also unaware of the contents of the bill?
With the actions of Toews and Clement this week, it is obviously a directed strategy from the top, in truth Mr Harper should also be stepping down over this fiasco.
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colpy
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10:41 AM on 02/19/2012
I agree the surveillance bill has got to go.

But guess what? There are MUCH worse intrusions into privacy and the right to be free from unreasonable search in the Firearms Act. In fact, much of Bill C-30 must come from a template of search provisions in the bureaucracy, as it reads word for word like some clauses in the Firearms Act.

Except C-30 deals with search in businesses.......the Firearms Act violates the castle, it applies to private home "inspections". And the owner is ordered to offer all aid and answer any questions posed by the "inspector" under threat of a two year jail sentence.

But you know, that's only gun owners.

Oh, BTW, don't like surveillance? I guess you must be a criminal then........huh???
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bigotsrunchristianity
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12:57 PM on 02/25/2012
We lost a billion dollars worth of information, and they can still trample your privacy. Oh well that fight was lost and the LGR is gone.

I am opposing C30 and the surveillance bill, but as I was told when I got my license to drive. The vehicle is a 2000 pound weapon son, remember that, it is dangerous. I think all weapons should be registered.

Big difference is I'm surfing around on my computer, I can't accidentally discharge my ip address into someone's head. Computers don't kill, bullets fired from guns do. The surveillance bill will actually make it harder for the police to catch the child pornographers.

People who do bad things know the police will be looking for them, so they do things to hide their trail and make it harder to catch them. Right now the bad guys know what they can get away with, but tell them you are watching everything and they will build their private sign on only dark nets. Most likely most are already doing it because of this huge media frenzy.

No this is all about selling our information to the corporrations with the most money. The see what google is making, imagine if you had the run down on everyone, how much is that worth?

And I've admitted nothing. ;)
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Vikram K Mulligan
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01:51 AM on 02/19/2012
Mr. Dewar's assessment is dead on. If a Minister tries to shove an unconstitutional Bill through the House without having read it, he's got no business continuing to serve as a Minister. Adding insult to injury by trying to silence criticism -- as Toews did, suggesting that opposing the Bill is equivalent to siding with paedophiles -- is just further evidence that Canadians deserve someone better in that post.
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colpy
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10:42 AM on 02/19/2012
Gov'ts NEVER read bills in the light of the Charter. Never have, never will.

Government exists to rule, rights exist to limit rule. Gov't always tries to overwhelm rights.

Nothing unusual here.
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Liban CZ
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12:25 PM on 02/19/2012
Dead on?
So, is his political carrier.
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Gail McEwen Miller
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12:33 AM on 02/19/2012
Every Canadian should be calling for the resignation of this Minister...how much more incompetence and arrogance must we be witness to before he goes?
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MrBinkster
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11:10 PM on 02/18/2012
I must admit I heard Toews on CBC this morning and he said he wasn't aware what was in the bill.
Ummm - who wrote it then ? He's the minister. Resignation would be a good move.
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