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By Jon Rappoport<\/p>\n
The notorious Bill C-51 to expand spying on citizens in Canada has passed the House of Commons, by a vote of 183-96. It now moves to the Senate, where passage seems inevitable.<\/p>\n
A few comments:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s likely that much of this \u201cexpanded spying\u201d is already taking place in Canada. Making it law protects the spying agencies from accusations and recriminations.<\/p>\n
Here is how a law like C-51 will operate as time passes: every federal agency in Canada with a taste for meddling (in other words, every single bureaucratic agency) will horn in on the action, using the justification of \u201cnational security.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every agency will hop on the bandwagon, because \u201cnational security\u201d justifies their budgets and makes them seem more important.<\/p>\n
Concurrently, more citizens, activists, and groups will be labeled \u201cpotential threats.\u201d<\/p>\n
Interested in natural health? Want to live off the grid? Want to protest against politically correct free-speech restrictions? Want to expose the dangers of genetically engineered food? Are you a home schooler? Do you speak out against vaccines?<\/p>\n
There is a federal agency you\u2019re impinging on, and that agency will be interested in you and what you\u2019re writing, saying, and doing.<\/p>\n