Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael Geist.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.'

Advocacy groups and others ranging from those concerned with civil rights, refugees, and migrants are raising the alarm in opposition to the Liberal omnibus bill covering border security, arguing the proposed changes could undermine Charter rights and privacy rights.

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