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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Rights Groups Comment on Bill C-59
National Security and Defence - May 6, 2019 - Part 2: Human-rights groups express concerns over the broadening of CSIS activities under Bill C-59, which aims to modernize Canada's security and intelligence laws. Canada’s no-fly list and security certificate programs also face scrutiny from witnesses who say they do not meet Canada’s human-rights obligations. Giving their testimony are Alex Neve and Justin Mohammed (Amnesty International Canada), Tim McSorley (International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group), Ruby Alvi and Jeff Matthews (No Fly List Kids), Mustafa Farooq and Leila Nasr (National Council of Canadian Muslims), and Yavar Hameed (Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association).