"When appropriate" being the key words here. The US wants to do away with any kind of due process. In the past our Prime Minister's had to accept whatever the US wanted as they were the super power. That's not the case anymore, but Harper is still more than willing to bend over for them.


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: I have absolutely NO problem with law enforcement gaining access
: to stuff like web habits when appropriate. But I do not think it
: is too much to expect that they make a case for it being
: appropriate by going through the warrant process. I don't mean
: to make light of the job law enforcement professionals do. It is
: hard work with potentially serious ramifications when they drop
: he ball or get bogged down in unnecessary red tape. There has to
: be a balance somewhere. However, from what I understand warrants
: are not too hard to get. They can even be granted by telephone
: 24/7 in dire circumstances.
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: Canadians' online surfing habits could be an open book for both
: the US and Canadian governments if several pieces of legislation
: in both countries become law, says a US online privacy group.
: The Electronic Frontier Foundation released a statement on
: Wednesday arguing that a proposed new law in the US designed to
: help fight cyber-threats "is likely to have serious
: implications for Canadian civil liberties."
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