10 things about the Liberal government’s security bill introduced Tuesday
OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced long-anticipated security legislation Tuesday following consultations that drew comments from tens of thousands of Canadians. The wide-ranging package of measures would:
— Limit, but not scrap, a measure from the Harper Conservatives allowing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to disrupt terror plots, not just gather information about them.
— Amend other contentious provisions of existing legislation that deal with information sharing, terrorist propaganda and promotion of terrorism.
— Roll the functions of existing watchdogs into a super-agency known as the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency.