Wednesday, February 28, 2007

BBC NEWS | Americas | Canada rejects anti-terror laws The Canadian parliament has voted against renewing two controversial anti-terror measures that had been adopted after the 11 September attacks. The measures allowed suspects to be detained without charge for three days and could compel witnesses to testify. The minority Conservative government accused the opposition Liberals of being soft on terror. The vote comes days after the Supreme Court revoked a law allowing foreign suspects to be detained indefinitely. Neither measure has ever been used since they were brought in by the then ruling Liberals after the attacks on New York and Washington in 2001. To allay human rights concerns, the measures were given a five-year limit and expire on 1 March. 6:32:01 PM

Canada Rejects Anti-Terror Laws. Canada Rejects Anti-Terror Laws.   Coryoth writes  "The Canadian parliament has voted against renewing anti-terror laws that had been introduced after September 11, 2001. The rejected laws included provisions to hold terror suspects indefinitely, and to compel witnesses to testify, and were in some sense Canada's version fo the Patriot Act. The laws were voted down in the face of claims from the minority Conservative government that the Liberal Party was soft on terror, and despite the fact that Canada has faced active terrorist cells in their own country. The anti-terror laws have never been used, and it was viewed that they are neither relevant, nor needed, in dealing with terrorist plots. Hopefully more countries will come to the same conclusion."  [Slashdot: Your Rights Online] 6:28:09 PM

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