Still Running Off at the Keyboard

OTTAWA, Ontario, October 12, 2005, (LifeSiteNews.com) -- Canada’s Liberal Government will introduce The Lawful Access bill into the House of Commons next month that will require telecommunications service providers to install “intercept capable” equipment. This equipment will allow the government to monitor emails, internet chat, telephone and cell phone conversations. The legislation is similar to that already adopted in the United States.

Concerns regarding breech of privacy were quick to surface. Prime Minister Paul Martin defended the proposed legislation saying “"In every instance when the government brings forth this kind of legislation, obviously the question of civil rights is first and foremost in our minds and they will be protected."

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