Goodale was speaking about Bill C-22, which will create a parliamentary committee to oversee Canada’s national security operations. The Trudeau government undertook months of national security consultations, receiving 58,000 responses. “I believe the government should move with caution in removing some of the authorities Parliament has given to national security agencies. Civil liberties groups say the provision that allows the government to shut down oversight that might be “injurious to national security” is over-broad. “The bill represents a giant leap forward for national security accountability in Canada,” he said.

Source: National Post June 05, 2017 22:41 UTC