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Bill C-12 curbing asylum, immigration rights becomes law amid warnings of court challenges<\/a>, Marie Woolfe, The Globe and Mail, 28 mars 2026<\/p>\n

Anti-hate bill that provoked bitter debate over religious freedom passes the Commons<\/a>, Marie Woolfe, The Globe and Mail, 27 mars 2026<\/p>\n

Documents reveal more about powerful forces behind push for warrantless lawful access<\/a>, Ken Rubin, The Hill Times, 12 f\u00e9vrier 2026<\/p>\n

Critics, pollsters warn Canadians are wary of AI, want government to set guardrails<\/a>, La Presse canadienne, 21 janvier 2026<\/p>\n

The \u201cCombatting Hate Act\u201d is part of a wave of anti-protest legislation in Canada<\/a>, Changiz M. Varzi, CCPA, 8 d\u00e9cembre 2025<\/p>\n

There are too many Bill 9s and they are ALL SCARY<\/a>, Rachel Gilmore, 3 d\u00e9cembre 2025<\/p>\n

Coalition calls on Liberals to drop hate crime bill, says it criminalizes protest<\/a>, Anja Karadeglija, La Presse canadienne, 3 d\u00e9cembre 2025<\/p>\n

Critics warn of Liberals’ ‘ever-expanding’ anti-hate bill over religious exemption and terrorism proposals<\/a>, Stephanie Taylor, The National Post, 3 d\u00e9cembre 2025<\/p>\n

Le projet de loi contre la haine menace le droit de manifester pacifiquement au Canada<\/a>, Francis H\u00e9bert-Bernier, Pivot Qu\u00e9bec, 21 novembre 2025<\/p>\n

What is biometric data and what countries require travellers to give it?<\/a>, Chris Knight, National Post, 28 octobre 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Coalition Condemns Carney\u2019s New Border and Immigration Bill<\/a>, Mata Press Service, Asian Pacific Post, 28 octobre 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Controversial border bill in Canada is ‘about pleasing Trump,’ says non-profit<\/a>, National Trending Staff, The Daily Hive, 20 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

Civil liberties groups urge Liberals to withdraw \u2018vague\u2019 anti-hate bill that opposition MPs say is \u2018trying to lower the bar\u2019 for prosecution<\/a>, Stuart Benson, The Hill Times, 15 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

Canada Bill C-12 condemned over failure to address human rights concerns<\/a>, Harjaap<\/span> Ahluwalia, Jurist News, 15 octobre 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Canadian legislation to combat hate crimes a threat to civil liberties<\/a>, Redeye podcast, 12 octobre 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

New hate crime law is a cover for suppressing Palestine protests<\/a>, Desmond Cole, The Breach, 9 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

Public Safety minister says he wants to push through refined warrantless powers to help police<\/a>, Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail, 9 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

Liberals introduce 2nd border bill with aim to quickly pass less controversial measures<\/a>, Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 8 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

Un organisme signale un risque de partialit\u00e9 des v\u00e9rifications de l\u2019ARC<\/a>, Jim Bronskill, La Presse canadienne, 2 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

CRA couldn’t justify why it was auditing Muslim charities: report<\/a>, Catharine Tunney, CBC News, 2 octobre 2025<\/p>\n

Open Letter: Bill C-2 Strong Borders Act<\/a>, The Internet Society, The Hill Times, 15 septembre 2025<\/p>\n

Migrant surveillance data no longer has to remain in Canada. That has civil liberties advocates worried.<\/a>, Patti Sonntag, The Investigative Journalism Foundation, 6 ao\u00fbt 2025<\/p>\n

A big brother bill<\/a>, Holly Lake, The Canadian Bar Association National Magazine, 21 juillet 2025<\/p>\n

With his immigration bill, Canada\u2019s prime minister is bowing to Trump<\/a>, Tayo Bero, The Guardian, 2 juillet 2025<\/p>\n

Advocacy groups warn federal bill could give law enforcement sweeping powers to access information<\/a>, Spencer Van Dyk, CTV News, 25 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Bill C-2 Gives Government Sweeping New Powers over Immigration<\/a>, Fernando Arce, The Grind, 20 juin 2025<\/p>\n

What the \u2018Strong Borders Act\u2019 Gets Wrong<\/a>, Crawford Kilian, The Tyee, 20 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Passport and visa details could be shared with police, U.S. under border bill, critics warn<\/a>, Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail, 19 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Des centaines de groupes demandent l\u2019abrogation du projet de loi C-2 sur la fronti\u00e8re<\/a>, La Presse canadienne, 18 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Coalition of civil society organizations call for government to scrap Bill C-2<\/a>, Global News, 18 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Closing the escape route from the USA to Canada<\/a>, Edward Hasbrouck, Papers Please! 18 juin 2025<\/p>\n

C-2 a ‘power grab’ say civil liberties groups<\/a>, Xiaoli li, City News, 18 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Bill C-2 Called \u2018Trump-Style Crackdown\u2019 by 300+ Advocacy Groups<\/a>, John Quintet, iPhone in Canada, 18 juin 2025<\/p>\n

CSIS request for protester\u2019s personal details raises red flags, watchdog says<\/a>, Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail, 17 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab<\/a>, Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 16 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Under Pressure From Pro-Israel Groups, Canadian Cities Are Restricting Protest<\/a>, TruthOut, 15 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Rights, refugee groups concerned by Bill C-2<\/a>, Quentin Amundson, The Catholic Register, 13 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Liberal border security bill poses serious risk to rights and liberties<\/a>, The Ben Mulroney show, 6 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Le projet de loi sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 frontali\u00e8re s\u2019attire les critiques<\/a>, La Presse canadienne, 5 juin 2025<\/p>\n

Canadian Guide to Combatting Islamophobia launched<\/a>, Ziad Araboughly, OMNI Television, 7 mars 2025<\/p>\n

\u00ab Silence total \u00bb quant au nouveau chien de garde de l\u2019Agence des services frontaliers<\/a>, Radio-Canada, Brigitte Bureau, 19 f\u00e9vrier 2025<\/p>\n

Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border agency watchdog<\/a>, CP24, 10 janvier 2025<\/p>\n

Canada urged to not sign \u2018deeply flawed\u2019 UN cybercrime treaty<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, 12 d\u00e9cembre 2024<\/p>\n

New independent review body for CBSA welcome, but falls short<\/a>, Redeye podcast, 16 novembre 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

RCMP plans to go undercover online to trap violent extremists<\/a>, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, 3 novembre 2024<\/p>\n

The Israel Lobby Wants You Suspended, Fired Or In Prison<\/a>, Davide Mastracci, The Maple, 30 octobre 2024<\/p>\n

La criminalisation de Samidoun est une attaque contre le mouvement de solidarit\u00e9 – Communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/a>, CJPME, 24 octobre 2024<\/p>\n

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group<\/a>, Neil Moss, The Hill Time, 21 octobre 2024<\/p>\n

Commentary: The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group at 20 w\/ Tim McSorley<\/a>, FIPA podcast: Access and Privacy online, 25 septembre 2024<\/p>\n

Bill C-70 could further erode minority rights<\/a>, Abdul Nakua, Policy Options, 17 septembre 2024<\/p>\n

Youth arrested by Sask. RCMP after reports of inciting hatred released on peace bond<\/a>, CBC News, 28 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Senators approve bill to fight foreign interference after voting down amendment<\/a>, Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 20 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Bill C-70: Trudeau’s latest assault on free speech<\/a>, Dimitri Lascaris, Blog, 17 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Civil society groups argue \u2018mad dash\u2019 leaves no time for proper study of foreign influence registry bill<\/a>, Jesse Cnockaert, The Hill Times, 17 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Civil liberties groups raise alarm as Ottawa votes on foreign-interference bill<\/a>, Marieke Walsk & Kristy Kirkup, The Globe and Mail, 13 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s\u00a0Countering Foreign Interference Act<\/i>: Raising the Alarm about Bill C-70<\/a>, The Bullet, 12 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Opposition to stampeding Bill C-70 through Parliament grows<\/a>, John price, Canadian Dimension, 10 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Civil society groups urge to not rush the committee study of C-70<\/a>, radio interview with Shaye Ganam on 630 CHED in Edmonton and QR Calgary – 770 AM, 7 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t rush committee study of foreign interference bill, civil society groups urge<\/a>, The Canadian Press, 6 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Loi concernant la lutte contre l\u2019ing\u00e9rence \u00e9trang\u00e8re: La pr\u00e9cipitation est mauvaise conseill\u00e8re<\/a>, Tim McSorley & Xan Dagenais, La Presse, 6 juin 2024<\/p>\n

Priorit\u00e9 au registre et au respect des droits,<\/a>\u00a0Marie Vastel, Le Devoir, 21 mai 2024<\/p>\n

Liberal foreign interference bill includes some \u2018good tools\u2019 for RCMP: commissioner,<\/a> Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 7 mai 2024<\/p>\n

Data privacy as a human right must be recognized by privacy and AI bill, say advocates,<\/a> Jesse Cnockaert, The Hill Times, 6 mai 2024<\/p>\n

Foreign influence registry among proposed tools in bill to counter interference,<\/a> Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 6 mai 2024<\/p>\n

Foreign influence registry among new proposals to fight interference<\/a>, Sean Boynton, Global News, 6 mai 2024<\/p>\n

\u201cTrudeau\u00a0fait confiance aux universit\u00e9s pour g\u00e9rer les manifestations sur leurs campus,\u201d Fran\u00e7ois Joly, Le T\u00e9l\u00e9journal, 3 mai 2024<\/p>\n

Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern,<\/a> Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 29 avril 2024<\/p>\n

Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns,<\/a> The Canadian Press, 24 avril 2024<\/p>\n

AI bill \u2018democratically illegitimate\u2019 and litigation \u2018likely\u2019 without proper consultations, say AFN, civil society orgs,<\/a> Stuart Benson, The Hill Times, 21 f\u00e9vrier 2024<\/p>\n

Allow CSIS to share intelligence on security threats, business council asks Ottawa,<\/a> Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, 19 janvier 2024<\/p>\n

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Projet de loi f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de r\u00e9forme des lois sur la protection de la vie priv\u00e9e<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>CPAC 02\/11\/2023 – Une coalition d\u2019organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile tient une conf\u00e9rence de presse \u00e0 Ottawa au sujet du projet de loi C-27, la loi du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral visant \u00e0 r\u00e9former les lois sur la protection de la vie priv\u00e9e dans le secteur priv\u00e9 et \u00e0 r\u00e9glementer l\u2019intelligence artificielle. Avant de t\u00e9moigner devant le Comit\u00e9 de l\u2019Industrie de la Chambre des communes, le groupe a expliqu\u00e9 ses r\u00e9serves quant \u00e0 la loi propos\u00e9e et comment\u00e9 les appels \u00e0 la modification de sa version actuelle. The bill passed second reading in the House of Commons in April. Les personnes suivantes s\u2019adressent aux journalistes : Daniel Konikoff (Association canadienne des libert\u00e9s civiles), Sharon Polsky (Conseil du Canada sur l\u2019acc\u00e8s et la vie priv\u00e9e), Tim McSorley (Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles), John Lawford (Centre pour la d\u00e9fense de l’int\u00e9r\u00eat public), et Sam Andry (The Dais, Toronto Metropolitan University). Visionner<\/a><\/p>\n

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Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition<\/h1>\n

The Canadian Press 01\/11\/2023 – A coalition pushing for better regulation of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies says proposed federal privacy legislation is in “dire need of significant amendments.” In an open letter Wednesday to Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, the Right2YourFace Coalition warns the use of facial recognition technology threatens human rights, equity principles and fundamental freedoms, including the right to privacy. […] The coalition says the technology can prompt biased or flawed results, creating a risk of false identifications. The letter is signed by representatives of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, the Privacy and Access Council of Canada and several others. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018The devil\u2019s in the details, and we don\u2019t have any\u2019: critics, civil liberties groups decry feds\u2019 lack of clarity on changes to privacy and AI bill<\/h1>\n

The Hill Times 04\/10\/2023 – Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), told The Hill Times<\/em> that despite the amendments proposed by Champagne at the committee, ICLMG\u2019s view that AIDA needs to be \u201cwithdrawn, reworked and reintroduced\u201d as a separate piece of legislation from C-27 has not changed. On Sept. 25, the CCLA and ICLMG, alongside more than 40 other Canadian civil liberties organizations, experts, and academics, released an open letter<\/a> addressed to Champagne outlining their main concerns with the current draft of AIDA. Specifically, the signatories say they are concerned that \u201cshoehorning\u201d AI regulation into Bill C-27 will not allow for adequate study of the AIDA, and will take time and attention away from the bill\u2019s privacy provisions. The signatories also provided \u201cbottom-line\u201d changes to AIDA they believe will be needed, including recognizing privacy as a fundamental human right; a commitment to more active consultation with stakeholders \u201cbeyond industry leaders\u201d; expanding AI regulation to apply to both the public and private sector, including government security agencies; and removing AI regulation from Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) Canada\u2019s sole jurisdiction.\u00a0While McSorley said he understands why AI regulation would be included in the innovation minister\u2019s portfolio, the concerns civil liberties groups have with its current formulation are a symptom of the conflict between ISED\u2019s mandate to promote industry, and the mandate to regulate it. Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Intelligence artificielle: Des organisations et des experts soutiennent que la loi est \u00ab inad\u00e9quate \u00bb<\/h1>\n

La Presse canadienne 25\/09\/2023 – Des dizaines d\u2019experts, d\u2019universitaires et d\u2019organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile demandent au gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de retirer le volet sur l\u2019intelligence artificielle de son projet de loi sur la protection de la vie priv\u00e9e, estimant que les deux enjeux doivent \u00eatre \u00e9tudi\u00e9s s\u00e9par\u00e9ment. […] Dans une lettre envoy\u00e9e lundi au ministre de l\u2019Innovation, des Sciences et de l\u2019Industrie, Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, 45 signataires font valoir que les dispositions actuelles du projet de loi \u00ab ne prot\u00e8ge[nt] pas les droits et les libert\u00e9s des citoyen.nes canadien.nes contre les risques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9volution fulgurante de l\u2019intelligence artificielle \u00bb. […] L\u2019Association canadienne des libert\u00e9s civiles, la Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles et la Ligue des droits et libert\u00e9s font partie des 19 organisations qui ont sign\u00e9 la lettre, tout comme l\u2019ont fait 26 individus experts. Lire plus<\/a> + CP24<\/a> + Global News<\/a> + IT World Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

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Judge expresses sympathy, but rules audit of Muslim charity should run its course<\/h1>\n

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The Canadian Press 14\/09\/2023 – While applauding elements of the court ruling, the association is considering an appeal, saying Thursday the decision places Canadians at the mercy of potentially biased government action. The court ruling comes amid public scrutiny of the Review and Analysis Division of the revenue agency\u2019s charities directorate, which is conducting the audit. A 2021 report by the Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group said the division works with national security agencies to carry out such audits, with little accountability or independent review. […] The court\u2019s decision \u201cto recognize the inherent bias and prejudice against the Muslim community in the audit validates our long-held concerns,\u201d Sharaf Sharafeldin, a senior MAC representative, said Thursday. \u201cIt underscores the urgent need for reform.\u201d However, he added, the association is disappointed by the court\u2019s choice not to address these violations immediately. \u201cWe remain committed to pursuing justice and ensuring that the rights of Canadian Muslims are respected.\u201d Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Un comit\u00e9 de la Chambre des communes souhaite des sanctions contre ceux qui visent le Canada<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>La Presse canadienne 26\/06\/2023 – […] Nulle part dans le rapport il n\u2019est question de la raison pour laquelle la recommandation du Service canadien du renseignement de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 (SCRS) est n\u00e9cessaire ou que c\u2019est m\u00eame une pr\u00e9occupation, a soulev\u00e9 Tim McSorley, coordonnateur national de la Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles. \u00ab Une fois de plus, nous assistons \u00e0 une d\u00e9rive de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale : des recommandations selon lesquelles les agences de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale se voient accorder de nouveaux pouvoirs malgr\u00e9 le manque de preuves publiques qu\u2019elles sont n\u00e9cessaires \u00bb, a-t-il mentionn\u00e9. Il y a un \u00ab grave d\u00e9ficit de transparence \u00bb par rapport \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on dont le Canada aborde la cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9, a-t-il ajout\u00e9. \u00ab Ce genre de recommandation ne fera rien pour r\u00e9soudre cela. \u00bb M. McSorley, qui a t\u00e9moign\u00e9 devant le comit\u00e9, a affirm\u00e9 qu\u2019il \u00e9tait inqui\u00e9tant que les questions relatives aux droits de la personne ne figurent pas plus en \u00e9vidence dans le rapport qui en a r\u00e9sult\u00e9. \u00ab\u00a0Ce qui est encore plus frappant, c\u2019est qu\u2019il n\u2019y a pas une seule recommandation visant \u00e0 garantir que la protection des droits soit explicitement prise en compte dans la r\u00e9ponse du gouvernement aux cybermenaces, que ce soit en ce qui concerne les droits de la Charte ou les obligations internationales du Canada en mati\u00e8re de droits de la personne et de libert\u00e9 civile.\u00a0\u00bb Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Government powers under Canada\u2019s proposed cybersecurity law should be limited: Rights groups<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>IT World Canada 20\/06\/2023 – Parliament must limit government powers over the private sector in the proposed Canadian cybersecurity legislation, say several civil rights groups, arguing the current version risks eroding civil liberties, privacy, and democratic freedoms. The call came today from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, Ligue des Droits et Libert\u00e9s, the National Council of Canadian Muslims, OpenMedia, and the Privacy and Access Council of Canada. \u201cWe can address Canada\u2019s cybersecurity needs, while upholding our rights and freedoms,\u201d the group said in a statement accompanying\u00a0detailed recommendations<\/a>\u00a0for fixing the Liberal government\u2019s proposed cybersecurity legislation,\u00a0Bill C-26<\/a>. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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CRA persecution of Muslim charities counterproductive to anti-radicalization<\/a><\/h1>\n

Navaid Aziz, National Post, 26 mai 2023<\/p>\n

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Legalized immorality: the scapegoating of Hassan Diab<\/a><\/h1>\n

Judy Dench, Canadian Dimension, 17 mai 2023<\/p>\n

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‘A chilling effect’: Muslim charities fall prey to Canada\u2019s double standards<\/a><\/h1>\n

Umar A Farooq, Middle East Eye, 25 avril 2023<\/p>\n

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Civil society groups call on feds to protect privacy, free expression in imminent online harms bill<\/a><\/h1>\n

Aidan Macnab, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, 24 avril 2023<\/p>\n

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Charities find loopholes in ‘broken’ terror laws to help Afghans as MPs study bill<\/h1>\n
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\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press 19\/04\/2023 – Charities say Global Affairs Canada warned them a year ago that purchasing goods or hiring locals would involve paying taxes to the Taliban and put them at risk of prosecution for financially supporting a terror group. The Liberals have tabled a bill that would enact a system in which groups can apply for exemptions, unlike numerous allies who have issued blanket exemptions. Yet Doctors Without Borders revealed Wednesday that they\u2019ve already been operating in Afghanistan using Canadian donations, believing that international humanitarian law covers the work they\u2019re doing. \u201cIt is possible to do this, and a lot of other organizations and states behind those organizations are moving in that direction,\u201d said the group\u2019s Canadian executive director, Joseph Belliveau. […] <\/span>In a written brief, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group argued Canada should get at the root of the problem by narrowing the scope of its terrorism laws. Lire plus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Podcast: Federal government’s proposed AI and Data Act deeply flawed<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>RedEye 02\/04\/2023 – Leading privacy, technology and civil liberties experts are urging Canadian Members of Parliament to vote against the federal government\u2019s proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act which would regulate AI. Signatories to an open letter say the proposed legislation is flawed beyond repair. We speak with Tim McSorley, national coordinator of the ICLMG.\u00a0Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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CBC Listen: Taking a closer look at Canada’s spy agency, CSIS, with ICLMG<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn 27\/02\/2023 –\u00a0The flurry of leaked intelligence reports about alleged Chinese state interference in Canada’s federal elections has raised some questions about how Canada’s spy agency – CSIS – operates. CBC interviews ICLMG’s National Coordinator, Tim McSorley.\u00a0Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ottawa asks court to dismiss ruling directing it to repatriate 4 men detained in Syria<\/h1>\n

\"\"CBC News 27\/03\/2023 – At the centre of the appeal is Federal Court Justice Henry Brown’s decision in January that ruled the four men detained in Kurdish prisons were entitled to have the federal government make a formal request for their release “as soon as reasonably possible.”\u00a0The appeal will determine whether the Canadian government is under a legal obligation to repatriate. The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday calling on the government to “honour” the Federal Court ruling and repatriate the Canadians “arbitrarily detained.” The letter is signed by more than 100 members of the Canadian legal community, including former minister of justice Allan Rock and multiple human rights advocates, national security experts and lawyers, according to a press release. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Civil liberties groups call for immediate moratorium on \u2018prejudiced audits\u2019 of Muslim charities pending NSIRA review<\/h1>\n
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\"\"The Hill Times 21\/03\/2023 – A similar study by the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), published the same month as the NCCM\u2019s 2021 report, also called for an assessment of the CRA\u2019s processes and called for National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier to declare an immediate moratorium on the \u201ctargeted audits\u201d of Muslim charities until the review is completed. […] Tim McSorley, the national co-ordinator of ICLMG, told The Hill Times that while he welcomes the NSIRA review, it shouldn\u2019t be used by the government to delay action, as the reports by his organization and NCCM already provide \u201cample evidence of systemic discrimination\u201d within RAD\u2019s processes. <\/span>He said the division\u2019s reliance on the National Risk Assessment in its approach to countering terrorist financing is \u201cdeeply problematic.\u201d Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Government agency for monitoring social media could be legacy of Emergencies Act report<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The National Post 28\/02\/2023 – The final report from the Public Order Emergency Commission recommended the federal government look into \u201cwhether a department or agency of government should have the authority and responsibility to monitor and report on information contained in social media.\u201d Justice Paul Rouleau was looking into the invocation of the Emergencies Act by the Liberal government in response to the Freedom Convoy protests, and released the final report on Feb. 17. “Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, said \u201cthe biggest red flag\u201d of the Rouleau recommendation is that \u201cit\u2019s kind of putting the cart before the horse.\u201d He said there\u2019s a need to have a discussion about \u201chow publicly available information and information on social media is already being used before we can really consider what the impacts would be.\u201d Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Le SCRS ne consid\u00e8re pas assez les effets des mesures de r\u00e9duction de menace<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"La Presse canadienne, La presse et plusieurs autres 18\/02\/2023 – La Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles, un groupe \u00e9tabli \u00e0 Ottawa, juge inacceptable que le SCRS puisse demander \u00e0 une tierce partie, comme une entreprise priv\u00e9e, de prendre des mesures contre des individus sans accepter la responsabilit\u00e9 des cons\u00e9quences \u00e9ventuelles. Pour elle, le fait que le SCRS n\u2019approuve pas la recommandation de l\u2019OSSNR \u00ab d\u00e9montre que l\u2019agence continue de contourner la loi et qu\u2019on ne peut plus lui faire confiance dans l\u2019exercice de ses pouvoirs \u00bb. \u00ab On nous a r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9 de ne pas nous inqui\u00e9ter des pouvoirs de r\u00e9duction de menace du SCRS, parce qu\u2019ils ne sont pas si invasifs qu\u2019ils n\u00e9cessitent le recours \u00e0 un mandat, affirme Tim McSorley, le coordinateur national de la coalition. Il est maintenant limpide que le SCRS confie ces mesures de r\u00e9duction de menace \u00e0 de tierces parties. Cela leur sert de pr\u00e9texte pour ne pas songer \u00e0 demander des mandats judiciaires. \u00bb La coalition demande que le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral suspende les pouvoirs du SCRS et soumette la question \u00e0 la Cour f\u00e9d\u00e9rale. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Inquiry possible into [possibly] forged papers sent to Muslim charity, Trudeau says<\/h1>\n

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The Globe and Mail 16\/12\/2022 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is open to pursuing an independent investigation into [possibly] forged government documents that suggest the RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency are paying informants within the Muslim Association of Canada to build a terrorist-funding case against the grassroots charity. Although the evidence that the documents are fake\u00a0 is overwhelming [according to the Globe and Mail], MAC remains skeptical that they didn\u2019t originate inside the government, and is calling for an independent inquiry.\u00a0[…] The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) weighed in on Thursday, saying the \u201ctroubling allegations\u201d of possible government targeting of MAC require further investigation byan independent party. \u201cWhether this is a hoax or not, the unfortunate reality is that we know Muslim Canadians and Muslim organizations have been targets for surveillance and criminalization under the guise of counterterrorism driven by systemic Islamophobia and racism. It is important that the government take this issue seriously and act on it quickly,\u201d ICLMG national co-ordinator Tim McSorley said in a statement. Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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ICLMG’s Tim McSorley: Canada’s persecution of Muslim charities must stop<\/h1>\n

\"CanadaThe National Post, 05\/12\/2022 – The ongoing hearings of the Senate\u2019s standing committee on human rights has confirmed years of allegations that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been disproportionately targeting Muslim charities, and has raised troubling questions regarding the government\u2019s own investigation into the issue. […] In fact, in recent stunning testimony before the Senate committee on human rights, the ombudsperson went further<\/a>, saying that key aspects of his review of this issue \u2014 mandated to him to great fanfare by the prime minister and finance minister \u2014 are being hindered due to a lack of access to information. He agreed with a senator who noted that he seems to be \u201cworking with one hand tied behind his back.\u201d […] The ICLMG and others in the charitable sector have called for an immediate review of the CRA and RAD\u2019s work, ideally by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, accompanied by a moratorium on audits of Muslim charities by RAD. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands by his promise to take this matter seriously, it is now time for him to act. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mother of Canadian detained in Syria accuses of Ottawa of shirking duty to help<\/h1>\n

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The Canadian Press 15\/11\/2022 – A handful of women and children have returned to Canada from the region in recent years. But Canada has, for the most part, not followed the path of other countries that have successfully repatriated citizens. The federal government has said Canada’s ability to provide consular assistance in Syria is extremely limited given the volatile security situation \u2014 a stance that critics have consistently challenged. <\/span>“These Canadians must be brought home,” Tim McSorley, national co-ordinato<\/span>r of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, said during the news conference. “There are no clear answers as to why the government isn’t acting. It’s an issue of political will.” <\/span>Several families have turned to the Federal Court, saying the government’s refusal to step in breaches the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. <\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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MPs to review Canada’s extradition system in coming justice committee hearings<\/h1>\n

The Canadian Press 14\/11\/2022 – \"\"The fact that Canada’s extradition laws allowed Diab to be sent to France once “is evidence enough that there is a need for change,” said Robert Currie, a professor at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law. Diab is not the only one “to suffer through this broken process,” said Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. “Multiple studies have already shown that there are deep problems in Canada’s extradition system, and multiple experts have already proposed clear solutions,” he said in a statement. “We hope the committee takes this opportunity to develop concrete legislative solutions that will help the government quickly move to introducing amendments to the Extradition Act.” Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mass Surveillance Is Bad News for Privacy \u2014 and Democracy<\/h1>\n

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Jacobin 16\/10\/2022 – The Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group highlights five of its\u00a0recommendations<\/a> that were picked up by the privacy and ethics committee to be included in its report. Those measures include \u201cthe establishment of \u2018no-go zones\u2019 where facial recognition is prohibited\u201d and \u201ca moratorium on the use of [facial recognition technology, or FRT] by federal law enforcement until new legislation to regulate police use of FRT is put in place.\u201d Furthermore, greater public consultation and specific FRT governance legislation is needed alongside a beefier role for the Office of the Privacy Commission in enforcing \u201cboth public and private sector violations of privacy laws.\u201d These recommendations ought to be nonnegotiable elements of Canada\u2019s approach to regulating facial recognition technologies. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Urgent need for ban on use of facial recognition technology by police<\/h1>\n

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Redeye 16\/10\/2022 – On October 4, a parliamentary committee released a new report on facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence. The committee stopped short of recommending a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by police, a move that the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group says is critical to prevent mass surveillance of Canadians. We speak with Tim McSorley, national coordinator for ICLMG. Listen<\/a><\/p>\n

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Commons committee recommends \u2018national pause\u2019 on use of facial recognition technology<\/h1>\n

\"\"The Lawyer’s Daily 11\/10\/2022 -Before the committee Tim McSorley, the national co-ordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), raised \u201cthree main concerns about FRT: biased and inaccurate algorithms reinforce systemic racism and racial profiling; facial recognition allows for indiscriminate and warrantless mass surveillance; and the lack of regulation, transparency and accountability from law enforcement and intelligence agencies in Canada.\u201d Concerns over FRT and AI have existed for some time. According to the report, a \u201cgroup of 77 privacy, human rights and civil liberties advocates, including the ICLMG, wrote a letter to the Minister of Public Safety calling on him to ban all use of facial recognition surveillance by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies\u201d back in 2020. McSorley, the report noted, stressed that \u201cCSIS has refused to confirm whether or not it uses FRT in its work, stating that it has no obligation to do so.\u201d Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Des d\u00e9put\u00e9s f\u00e9d\u00e9raux r\u00e9clament un\u00a0encadrement strict de\u00a0la\u00a0reconnaissance faciale<\/h1>\n

\"\"La Presse canadienne 04\/10\/2022 – Le coordonnateur national de la Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles, Tim McSorley, a accueilli favorablement le d\u00e9p\u00f4t de ce rapport. Il a ajout\u00e9 que de nombreux intervenants qui s’int\u00e9ressent \u00e0 la question de la vie priv\u00e9e li\u00e9e aux nouvelles technologies r\u00e9clamaient des mesures concr\u00e8tes du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral depuis deux ans. Nos esp\u00e9rons que ce nouveau rapport va enfin mener \u00e0 la r\u00e9forme des lois n\u00e9cessaires pour encadrer l’utilisation de la reconnaissance faciale et, plus globalement, de toute l’intelligence artificielle<\/span><\/q>, a soulign\u00e9 M. McSorley, qui s’est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 devant le comit\u00e9 en mars dernier. En mai 2022, les commissaires \u00e0 la protection de la vie priv\u00e9e du Canada ont dit estimer qu’il devrait \u00eatre ill\u00e9gal pour la police d’utiliser la technologie de reconnaissance faciale dans le but de surveiller les personnes qui participent \u00e0 des manifestations pacifiques. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Federal cybersecurity bill threatens privacy, transparency, civil society groups say<\/h1>\n

\"\"The Canadian Press 28\/09\/2022 – Several civil society groups are pushing for changes to the Liberal government’s cybersecurity bill, saying it would undermine privacy, accountability and judicial transparency. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, the groups and prominent researchers call for substantive amendments to ensure the legislation delivers effective cybersecurity protections while respecting democratic principles. Among the signatories are the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, Ligue des droits et libert\u00e9s and OpenMedia. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mazigh: Canada’s Muslim charities deserve fairness from tax officials<\/h1>\n

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Ottawa Citizen 31\/08\/2022 – Last year, a few weeks before the Islamophobia summit that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u201coffered\u201d Muslim Can<\/span>adians as a gesture of good will to combat hate and racism faced by the community, I wrote an\u00a0<\/span>op-ed<\/a>\u00a0in which I highlighted two recent reports by the\u00a0<\/span>University of Toronto Institute of Islamic Studies<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span>International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group<\/a>. Both exposed disproportionate and biased audits of many Muslim charities by the CRA\u2019s Review and Analysis Division (RAD), which is responsible for countering terrorist financing. Lire plus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tackling Islamophobia begins by rebuilding trust with the Muslim community<\/h1>\n

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Policy options 02\/08\/2022 – Islamophobia has been on the rise since 9\/11. Under the \u201cwar on terror\u201d and the anti-radicalization framework, Muslims were securitized\u00a0<\/a>within public, political and media discourses. These policies stigmatized Muslims and made it easy to propagate dangerous Islamophobic discourses. This normalization process rose to a crescendo around 2011 when it moved from the\u00a0fringe towards the centre<\/a> as its political utility became evident. One example of systemic Islamophobia was exposed in two recent reports that examined the targeting of Muslim-led charities by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The first report, by the\u00a0International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group<\/a>\u00a0(ICLMG), traced\u00a0systemic biases<\/a> in Canada\u2019s anti-terrorism financing and anti-radicalization regimes. The second, titled\u00a0Under Layered Suspicion<\/a>, examined three audit reports of six revoked charities and identified a number of systemic biases. These included casting Muslims and their lifestyles and activities as inherently foreign or in the role of the outsider. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Canada Ends Muslim Charity Suspension Amid Bias Review<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"Bloomberg 14\/07\/2022 – Human Concern International is one of many charities that have alleged anti-Muslim discrimination at the hands of the agency. Human Concern International\u2019s suspension fits with the troubling pattern of systemic discrimination against Muslim charities, said Tim McSorley, executive director of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. \u201cOur research found a troubling history of the CRA initiating audits of Muslim charities based on unsupported allegations that lead to drawn out audits resulting in penalties that are not linked to the initial reasons for investigation, and which cannot be challenged,\u201d McSorley said. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Inadmissible: How a U.S. policy is wreaking havoc on the lives of Iranian-Canadians<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>Global News 20\/04\/2022 – While top Canadian officials have maintained Canada has \u201cno role\u201d in America\u2019s admissibility decisions at the border, the Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group argues there\u2019s still something the federal government can do for its inadmissible citizens. \u201cCanada has a close relationship with the United States. I don\u2019t think it would take a lot of political capital to raise this as part of other discussions and to make sure that there\u2019s an understanding that this has an impact,\u201d said national coordinator Tim McSorley. \u201cThere\u2019s also something else in terms of the Canadian government\u2019s response, and that\u2019s to assure Iranian-Canadians that they won\u2019t be facing future repercussions in Canada.\u201d […] In Vancouver, meanwhile, Movassagh said he will rely on FaceTime to communicate with his widowed mother \u2013 his family \u201clocked up\u201d in Canada until Biden and the U.S. Congress approves a change, or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau instigates a conversation. Read more<\/a> + The Intercept article & podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

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Muslim charity seeks court shutdown of federal audit, alleging systemic Islamophobia<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press 14\/04\/2022 – We spoke with Tim McSorley who is with a coalition of civil society groups called the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. They put out one of two independent studies on the subject last year. McSorley says after Canada boosted attempts to counter terrorist financing post 9-11, a division within the CRA profiled and targeted Muslim charities. From 2008 to 2015 they found that post-audits 75% of the charities that had their status revoked were run by Muslim groups. He says the system is unfair and not based on actual evidence. Rather one that places suspicion on a charity simply because they are Muslim led. \u201cIt also appears that Muslim charities face harsher consequences for the penalties\u2026 than other charities have faced as well,\u201d says McSorley. \u201cThat needs to be explored more, but it\u2019s one of the things that we\u2019re very concerned about.\u201d Read more<\/a> + Watch CTV National News segment<\/a><\/p>\n

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Experts fear Canada will extradite Hassan Diab to France again<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>rabble.ca 08\/12\/2021 – Right now, Diab sits in limbo. A group of legal experts including Donald Bayne and Rob Currie and the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) are calling on Canada to say no to any second extradition request from France for Hassan Diab. This alliance is asking Ottawa to consider as an alternative their \u201cHalifax\u201d proposals (where a colloquium was held) to reform a broken Canadian extradition law that fails to provide due process to the accused during extradition hearings. Also problematic, adds Currie, is the role of the federal Department of Justice lawyers in the International Assistance Group unit as \u201cjudge, jury and executioner\u201d in both formally approving the handover to a foreign state and assisting that state in zealously getting the accused person out the door. Tim McSorley, the national co-ordinator for the ICLMG, worries that a risk-averse Canada is not up to the task of defying France. \u201cI believe that Canada wants to maintain good relations with France. They are worried about a conflict with France over this. They don\u2019t want to be seen as criticizing France s legal system,\u201d he says. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Des douzaines d’avocat.es demandent la suspension de l’extradition avec la France en raison de l’affaire Diab<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press 14\/09\/2021 – More than 100 legal professionals are asking Canada to suspend its extradition treaty with France over concerns \u201can innocent man\u201d could face trial there in a terrorism case. In a new letter to Justice Minister David Lametti published by the ICLMG, many prominent lawyers say there is no evidence to support sending Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab to France a second time in the long-running matter. […] The letter from dozens of lawyers and other legal professionals, made public Tuesday, calls on the Liberal government to urge France to put an immediate end to the \u201ccontinuing miscarriage of justice.” Among the signatories are lawyers Barbara Jackman, Paul Champ, Dennis Edney and Paul Copeland as well as law professors Rob Currie, Sharry Aiken and Don Stuart. They seek assurances that Canada will not bow to a second request for Diab\u2019s extradition. In addition, the letter advocates suspending the extradition treaty with France, calling it \u201cinherently defective.\u201d\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lawyer’s Daily: More than 100 Canadian jurists demand Ottawa block any new bid by France to extradite Diab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Taxpayers\u2019 ombudsperson investigates CRA targeting of Muslim-led charities<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Toronto Star 06\/08\/2021 – Taxpayers\u2019 ombudsperson Fran\u00e7ois Boileau will investigate the concerns of Muslim charities and other charities led by people of colour about being inappropriately targeted for audits. His office will ask the charities to share their experiences with the agency and will examine all the publicly available documentation and information obtained from the agency related to the issue. The ombudsperson will also examine the revenue agency\u2019s efforts to root out discrimination. […] Tim McSorley, the national co-ordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, said the treatment of Muslim charities is a governmentwide issue, but it has implications when it comes to the revenue agency and how it audits and sanctions these groups. <\/span>\u201cWe have offered to discuss our research and provide any support as needed to the Office of the Taxpayers\u2019 Ombudsperson for its review of this issue, and we look forward to seeing the results,\u201d McSorley said in an emailed statement. <\/span>He also said the ombudsperson should review how Canada\u2019s anti-terrorism and anti-radicalization policies have impacted the treatment of Muslim charities by the revenue agency. <\/span>\u201cThese policies are at the heart of the problem. They are the drivers behind the prejudiced auditing of Muslim charities, and must be a key part of this review,\u201d he said. <\/span>\u201cOur one primary concern is that the ombudsperson\u2019s mandate may be too narrow to examine this system in its entirety.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIl y a de la discrimination dans tous les syst\u00e8mes\u201d: Trudeau r\u00e9pond aux biais potentiels de l’ARC contre les organismes de bienfaisance musulmans<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>OmniTV Juillet 2021 – In an exclusive interview with OMNI News, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits \u2018there is discrimination in all systems\u2019 as Canadian Muslim-led charities call for a probe on Canada Revenue Agency tax audits. \u201cAs a government, we have realized that systemic discrimination exists throughout every institution,\u201d Trudeau said. According to a\u00a0recent report released by the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group<\/a> (ICLMG), a division of the Canada Revenue Agency is unfairly targeting Muslim charities for audits it says are based on \u201cflimsy reasoning, amounting to discrimination\u201d. The national civil liberties coalition\u2019s report revealed that from 2008 to 2015, 75 per cent of the charitable organizations that had their status revoked through CRA audits were Islamic charities. \u201cWe certainly feel that it was a witch hunt and it was biased,\u201d said Mahmouda Khan, Executive Director of Human Concern International (HCI). […] ICLMG representative Tim McSorley said HCI\u2019s situation is a common one for charities who see their work severely disrupted by CRA audits, especially when they are based on weak or unsupported information. \u201cIn the case of HCI, it\u2019s been, I think, seven years that this has been ongoing for them and the last three years without any word from the CRA until suddenly they receive this decision,\u201d McSorley said. \u201cAnd it causes deep financial costs. It disrupts the services that they can provide.\u201d […] To ensure organizations are not being targeted due to racial or religious prejudice, the ICLMG report urges the government to refer the issue to Canada\u2019s security watchdog, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

Muslim charity going to court to fight ‘unfair’ suspension by Canada Revenue Agency<\/a><\/p>\n

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Les Musulman.es canadien.nes ont des doutes que le sommet contre l’islamophobie apportera des r\u00e9els changements<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>CTV News 22\/07\/2021 – Canadian Muslims expressed both doubt and cautious hope as the federal anti-Islamophobia summit\u00a0<\/a>is being held in the wake of a horrific vehicle attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. […] Azeezah Kanji, a community activist, legal academic researcher and writer, said government discourse is \u201coverlooking the central role of the Canadian state itself — particularly in the context of the war on terror — in legitimising Islamophobia and the demonizing stereotypes of Muslims.\u201d \u201cThere’s been an emphasis on dangerously using expanded counterterrorism powers and expanded policing powers in the name of addressing Islamophobic hate,\u201d Kanji said, referencing proposed changes to the Criminal Code to better penalize hate-motivated assault, murder, threats, and mischief; and provincial legislation barring white supremacist groups from rallying on public land. Kanji will instead be looking for government commitments to end systemic racism within state powers themselves. She worked with the Ottawa-based non-profit International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group to come up with\u00a0its own proposals<\/a>, some of which overlap with NCCM\u2019s. These include the release and collection of disaggregated race- and religious-based data by the government; and reviewing how the\u00a0Canada Revenue Agency works with national security agencies\u00a0<\/a>to carry out its audits, which critics say happens with little accountability and have disproportionately affected Muslim charities. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trudeau calls out federal agencies during national summit on Islamophobia<\/a><\/p>\n

Trudeau says federal security, tax agencies must do more to end Islamophobia<\/a><\/p>\n

Muslim issues not adequately addressed in party platforms, argues advocacy group campaigning for dedicated federal anti-Islamophobia office<\/a> (Sept 2021)<\/p>\n

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Couverture m\u00e9diatique de notre nouveau rapport: “The CRA’s Prejudiced Audits”<\/span><\/h1>\n

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The Canadian Press\/Globe and Mail 09\/06\/2021: Federal targeting of Muslim charities amounts to prejudice: civil liberties coalition<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hill Times: CRA audits disproportionately targeted Muslim charities for years says civil liberties group<\/a><\/p>\n

The National Post:\u00a0CRA is unfairly focusing on Muslim charities, civil rights group says<\/a><\/p>\n

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Opinions et d\u00e9clarations en soutien \u00e0 notre rapport : Lawyer Faisal Kutty in the Middle East Eye<\/a> + on Global News’ The Morning Show (radio)<\/a>;\u00a0UOttawa John Packer in the Toronto Star<\/a>; NDP MP Matthew Green in the Hamilton Spectator<\/a>; Monia Mazigh in the Ottawa Citizen<\/a>; Abdul Nakua in the Hill Times<\/a>; Dr. Mohammed Iqbal Alnadvi in the Hill Times<\/a>; Dr. Yaser Haddara in the Hamilton Spectator<\/a>; The Canadian Council of Imams<\/a>; Dr. Mukarram Zaidi in the Calgary Herald<\/a> & Sarah Mushtaq in Policy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Couverture de notre letter ouverte au premier ministre Trudeau: “End CRA’s Prejudiced Audits”<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press\/Toronto Star 23\/06\/2021: Muslim charities concerned about targeted audits call for security watchdog probe<\/a><\/p>\n

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Free City Radio #33. Tim McSorley on opposing anti-terror legislation in Canada<\/span><\/h1>\n
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\"\"<\/a>16\/03\/2021 – Listen<\/span> to ICLMG’s National Coordinator Tim McSorley on Free City Radio who gives a critical perspective on the use of existing “anti terror” legislation to target white supremacist organizations and far right organizations. <\/span>An open letter from the ICLMG recently called on the government to take action against far right racism, but to not entrench existing anti-terror legislation which has historically been used to target anti-colonial movements and progressive movements opposing colonialism and injustice globally. The issue is complex, but this is why I thought that it was important to include this discussion on the program. Read the open letter <\/span>here<\/a>. \u00c9couter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>La presse canadienne 06\/03\/2021 – Un rapport d’audit r\u00e9cemment obtenu montre que les difficult\u00e9s li\u00e9es au processus d’autorisation des mandats judiciaires \u00e0 l’agence d’espionnage du Canada \u2013 un probl\u00e8me qui a fait les manchettes l’\u00e9t\u00e9 dernier \u2013 remontent \u00e0 au moins neuf ans. <\/span>Les examinateurs internes ont constat\u00e9 que plusieurs des \u00e9tapes pr\u00e9paratoires du Service canadien du renseignement de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 (SCRS) <\/span>pour l’ex\u00e9cution des mandats se devaient d’\u00eatre renforc\u00e9es. <\/span>Parmi les lacunes relev\u00e9es figurent une formation insuffisante du personnel et un manque de mesures de contr\u00f4le de la qualit\u00e9. <\/span>En soulignant l’importance du processus, le rapport note que les mandats sont des autorisations d\u00e9livr\u00e9es par un juge f\u00e9d\u00e9ral qui permettent au SCRS<\/span>\u00a0d’entreprendre l\u00e9galement des actions, y compris la surveillance \u00e9lectronique de personnes, qui seraient autrement ill\u00e9gales. <\/span>Le fait de ne pas appliquer ou interpr\u00e9ter correctement un mandat au moment de son ex\u00e9cution expose le Service au risque que ses employ\u00e9s commettent des actions ill\u00e9gales et, dans certaines situations, des infractions p\u00e9nales<\/span><\/q>, indique le rapport. <\/span>Le d\u00e9tournement potentiel de ces pouvoirs pourrait entra\u00eener de graves cons\u00e9quences \u00e9thiques, juridiques ou de r\u00e9putation susceptibles de compromettre l’int\u00e9grit\u00e9 des services de renseignement, ajoute le rapport. <\/span>La Presse canadienne avait demand\u00e9 le rapport d’audit qui date de 2012 en vertu de la Loi sur l’acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l’information peu de temps apr\u00e8s sa conclusion, mais le SCRS<\/span>\u00a0avait retenu une grande partie du contenu. <\/span>L’agence de presse a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 une plainte aupr\u00e8s du Commissariat \u00e0 la protection de la vie priv\u00e9e du Canada en juillet 2013, entamant un processus qui a conduit \u00e0 la divulgation d’une partie substantielle du document plus de sept ans plus tard. <\/span>Le SCRS <\/span>fonctionne avec un degr\u00e9 \u00e9lev\u00e9 de secret et est donc cens\u00e9 suivre les protocoles et le cadre juridique appropri\u00e9s, en particulier en ce qui concerne les mandats, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Tim McSorley, coordonnateur national de la Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles, qui comprend des dizaines d’organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile. <\/span>Un rapport comme celui-ci ne peut que soulever de l’inqui\u00e9tude. Suivent-ils vraiment ce cadre avec le plus de rigueur possible?<\/span><\/q> s’est-il demand\u00e9. Lire plus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as advocates demand intervention with France<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press 03\/03\/2021 – In late January, France ordered Diab to stand trial for a decades-old synagogue bombing, a move his lawyer called the latest misstep in a long odyssey of injustice. The Canadian government has been communicating with officials in France about the case and will continue to do so, Trudeau said during a news briefing Wednesday. \u201cIt has been a priority for us to make sure that we\u2019re standing up for our citizens all around the world, with countries that are challenging, but also with our allies,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd those conversations will continue.\u201d Canadians would rightly expect their prime minister and government to stand up for a falsely accused citizen, said Donald Bayne, Diab\u2019s Ottawa lawyer. \u201cBut what does that ambiguous phrase mean?\u201d […] The Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group has called on Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau to intervene with their French counterparts \u201cto put a stop to this endless, Kafkaesque affair.\u201d The group, which represents dozens of civil-society voices, also wants the prime minister to commit to not extraditing Diab to France a second time. It also says Canada must reform its extradition laws to ensure no one else is forced to go through what Diab has endured. Tim McSorley the group\u2019s national co-ordinator, said Wednesday that while the prime minister\u2019s words were encouraging, Trudeau missed an opportunity to \u201cclearly and publicly denounce the ongoing miscarriage of justice being faced by Hassan Diab.\u201d <\/span>Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Groupes de droite: des groupes d\u00e9noncent des ajouts \u00e0 la liste d\u2019entit\u00e9s terroristes<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>La presse canadienne 31\/01\/2021 – <\/span>La Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert\u00e9s civiles (CSILC), \u00e9tablie \u00e0 Ottawa, estime qu\u2019il est imp\u00e9ratif que le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral prenne des mesures concr\u00e8tes pour lutter contre la haine et la violence. Mais selon le groupe, la liste des entit\u00e9s terroristes est une disposition \u00abprofond\u00e9ment probl\u00e9matique\u00bb qui mine les principes fondamentaux de la justice. <\/span>Dans une longue d\u00e9claration, la coalition qui rassemble des dizaines d\u2019organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile a not\u00e9 que le processus d\u2019inscription f\u00e9d\u00e9rale se d\u00e9roule en secret, sur la base des conseils des agences de s\u00e9curit\u00e9. <\/span>\u00abLes groupes qui sont ajout\u00e9s ne sont pas inform\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019avance et n\u2019ont pas la possibilit\u00e9 de r\u00e9pondre aux accusations port\u00e9es contre eux, d\u00e9plore la coalition. Ce n\u2019est qu\u2019une fois qu\u2019un groupe est ajout\u00e9 que la liste devient publique, et qu\u2019ils sont en mesure de contester leur inscription.\u00bb <\/span>M\u00eame dans ce cas, un groupe n\u2019a pas acc\u00e8s \u00e0 toutes les informations utilis\u00e9es contre lui, qui peuvent \u00eatre retenues sur la base de plusieurs exceptions \u2014 dont pour des raisons de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale \u2014 ce qui rend \u00abincroyablement difficile\u00bb la mise en place d\u2019une d\u00e9fense, a soulign\u00e9 la coalition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

Autre articles sur le sujet incluant des commentaires par la CSILC:<\/div>\n
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CPAC: Concerns over Canada’s Terrorist List (video)<\/a><\/div>\n
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Terror list a \u2018problematic\u2019 way to fight white supremacists, civil society groups say<\/a><\/p>\n

Using terrorist list to label white supremacists risks repeating errors of 9\/11 era, civil rights groups say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canada didn’t expand the terrorist definition. Here’s why that matters.<\/a>
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\nRideau Institute: Parliament and national security overreach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Liberals ‘completely unwilling’ to hold political parties to account on privacy<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press 13\/12\/2020 – Definitions of what the government considers to be personal information and publicly available information, particularly in the context of the online world and social media, would be welcome in a revised law, said Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the International Civll Liberties Monitoring Group. McSorley would also like to see a rights-based approach to management of personal information, saying it would amount to a profound change by placing privacy rights on a footing with other fundamental guarantees. In addition, he flags elements of the discussion paper that suggest police and spy agencies could be exempted from certain requirements, given the secret nature of their investigations. \u201cWe could have the strongest possible rules in the Privacy Act, but if it\u2019s full of exceptions for national security and law enforcement, then it doesn\u2019t really go far enough to protect people\u2019s privacy and their information.\u201d Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Solidarity Network Action Case Study on the ICLMG<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>SAN 11\/2020 – The coalition\u2019s aim is to protect and promote human rights and civil liberties in the context of the so-called \u2018war on terror\u2019. Since its creation, ICLMG has been a platform for exchange among organisations and communities affected by the application of national security laws. This case study looks at how this long-standing coalition has developed, and the strategies it has used to advocate for greater accountability and transparency in Canada, and to resist the overreach of national security. Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Trudeau government appeals ruling that spy service breached duty to court<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Press 20\/10\/2020 – The government\u2019s appeal raises the question of whether the government is trying to \u201cprotect CSIS\u2019s ability to continue to hide information from the courts,\u201d said Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. […] The notice of appeal is a \u201cstunning bit of cognitive dissonance,\u201d but not surprising given the dysfunctional relationship among CSIS, Justice and the court, said Matthew Behrens, a spokesman for the Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, which has long fought against the use of national security certificates to deport people suspected of terrorist ties. \u201cI think that until the court actually holds in contempt the individuals responsible for this illegality \u2026 they\u2019ll be issuing similar decisions indefinitely because there is no incentive to change.\u201d Lire plus<\/a><\/p>\n

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ICLMG’s Tim McSorley on Bill C-3 and Parliament prorogation on Unpublished TV<\/h1>\n