Goodale plans spring legislation to revamp controversial anti-terror law C-51
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals plan to introduce legislation this spring to revamp the Conservative anti-terrorism bill known as C-51, the public safety minister says.
The package could include other measures that flow from the government’s recently concluded national security consultation, Ralph Goodale said in an interview.
The Liberals promised during the last election to repeal “problematic elements” of omnibus security legislation ushered in by the previous Conservative government after a gunman stormed Parliament Hill.
C-51 gave the Canadian Security Intelligence Service explicit powers to disrupt terrorist threats, not just gather information about them. It also created a new offence of promoting the commission of terrorist offences and broadened the government’s no-fly list powers.