http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/the-return-of-c-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/the-return-of-c-30/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:00:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/the-return-of-c-30/feed/ 0 Police chiefs are pushing for the resurrection of the government’s “lawful access” legislation. In... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/public-policy-and-the-real-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/public-policy-and-the-real-world/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:30:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/public-policy-and-the-real-world/feed/ 0 Michael Geist dismisses Vic Toews’ attempt to link the case of Luka Rocco Magnotta... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-speaker-rules-against-anonymous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-speaker-rules-against-anonymous/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:44:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-speaker-rules-against-anonymous/feed/ 0 Last week, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews rose in the House to claim that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/vic-toews-stands-the-government-waits-the-public-disagrees/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/vic-toews-stands-the-government-waits-the-public-disagrees/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:30:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/vic-toews-stands-the-government-waits-the-public-disagrees/feed/ 0 The Public Safety Minister attempts to defend himself. Let me be clear: Bill C-30... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/as-the-privacy-fight-turned-ugly-democracy-made-a-comeback/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/as-the-privacy-fight-turned-ugly-democracy-made-a-comeback/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/as-the-privacy-fight-turned-ugly-democracy-made-a-comeback/feed/ 0 While a certain amount of electronic surveillance is justified, the possibility that such information could be made available without a warrant should be of concern to every Canadian http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/vic-toews-stands-with-vic-toews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/vic-toews-stands-with-vic-toews/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:52:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241838 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/vic-toews-stands-with-vic-toews/feed/ 0 The Public Safety Minister writes to the National Post to counter the suggestion he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/you-either-stand-with-vic-toews-or/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/you-either-stand-with-vic-toews-or/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:20:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/you-either-stand-with-vic-toews-or/feed/ 0 Stockwell Day, one of Mr. Toews’ predecessors at Public Safety, explains his position on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/vic-toews-meet-fake-ann-cavoukian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/vic-toews-meet-fake-ann-cavoukian/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:24:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/vic-toews-meet-fake-ann-cavoukian/feed/ 0 Ironically, Ontario's privacy commissioner (a harsh critic of Lawful Access) also has a detested Twitter doppelganger http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/how-to-salvage-c-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/how-to-salvage-c-30/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:27:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/how-to-salvage-c-30/feed/ 0 David Fraser offers four amendments. There are many, many problems with the warrantless access... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/threats-and-support-for-vic-toews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/threats-and-support-for-vic-toews/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:28:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240964 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/threats-and-support-for-vic-toews/feed/ 0 A second video purported to be from Anonymous has been released. The Canadian Association... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/where-do-we-draw-the-line/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/where-do-we-draw-the-line/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:20:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240921 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/where-do-we-draw-the-line/feed/ 0 Kris Kotarski makes an important observation: what Vic Toews said last Monday wasn’t without... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/18/failed-his-ministerial-responsibilities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/18/failed-his-ministerial-responsibilities/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:24:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/18/failed-his-ministerial-responsibilities/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar releases a statement calling on Vic Toews to resign. Over the past... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/18/vic-toews-v-c-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/18/vic-toews-v-c-30/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:39:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/18/vic-toews-v-c-30/feed/ 0 Also from the Public Safety Minister’s interview with The House, there seems to be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/what-were-really-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-lawful-access/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/what-were-really-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-lawful-access/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:45:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/what-were-really-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-lawful-access/feed/ 0 Terry Milewski reviews sections 33 and 34 of the government’s online surveillance legislation. First,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dirty-sleazy-internet-tricks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dirty-sleazy-internet-tricks/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:18:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dirty-sleazy-internet-tricks/feed/ 0 Seven times during QP this morning—six times by John Baird, once by Ted Menzies—the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/house-of-intrigue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/house-of-intrigue/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:30:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/house-of-intrigue/feed/ 0 The Sun reports that before Vic Toews went out and said that thing he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/vikileaks-a-bad-way-to-make-a-good-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/vikileaks-a-bad-way-to-make-a-good-point/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:15:02 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/vikileaks-a-bad-way-to-make-a-good-point/feed/ 0 Canada has learned a lot more about Vic Toews than it needed to http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/tellviceverything/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/tellviceverything/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:03:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/tellviceverything/feed/ 0 The Public Safety Minister gets his own hashtag.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:10:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/feed/ 0 Where once his critics stood with child pornographers, now he welcomes their advice http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/john-williamson-maverick-watch-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/john-williamson-maverick-watch-2/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:59:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/john-williamson-maverick-watch-2/feed/ 0 The Conservative backbencher speaks with reporters after QP today about the government’s online surveillance... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/vic-toews-denies-himself/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/vic-toews-denies-himself/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:40:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/vic-toews-denies-himself/feed/ 0 The Public Safety Minister has apparently moved past trying to parse himself to simply... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-lawful-access/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-lawful-access/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:15:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-lawful-access/feed/ 0 The Ontario privacy commissioner dismisses both the government’s argument and its rhetoric. “Simply put,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/vic-toews-parses-himself/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/vic-toews-parses-himself/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239877 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/vic-toews-parses-himself/feed/ 0 In an interview with CTV, the Public Safety Minister maintains there’s a difference between... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/lawful-access-a-creepy-valentine-from-vic-toews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/lawful-access-a-creepy-valentine-from-vic-toews/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:33:38 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/lawful-access-a-creepy-valentine-from-vic-toews/feed/ 0 No one will 'read emails without a warrant,' he says. Indeed, it may be much worse than that. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/vic-toews-is-watching/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/vic-toews-is-watching/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:15:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/vic-toews-is-watching/feed/ 0 The government has tabled its online surveillance legislation, now dubbed the “Protecting Children from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/civil-disagreement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/civil-disagreement/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:44:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/civil-disagreement/feed/ 0 From QP this afternoon, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews responds to concerns raised by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/police-no-good-examples-of-why-we-need-lawful-access/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/police-no-good-examples-of-why-we-need-lawful-access/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:28:42 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/police-no-good-examples-of-why-we-need-lawful-access/feed/ 0 Evidence obtained by OpenMedia shows struggle to justify warrantless Internet surveillance http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/canadians-have-not-been-given-sufficient-justification/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/canadians-have-not-been-given-sufficient-justification/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:03:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/canadians-have-not-been-given-sufficient-justification/feed/ 3 The privacy commissioner questions the Harper government’s push for “lawful access” legislation. Despite repeated... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/slacktivism-defeats-lawful-access/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/slacktivism-defeats-lawful-access/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:02:59 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/slacktivism-defeats-lawful-access/feed/ 19 Sometimes, staying at home in front the computer is the best thing you can do http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/omnibus-toughness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/omnibus-toughness/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:27:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/omnibus-toughness/feed/ 5 The government has announced details of its omnibus crime bill: The Safe Streets and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/fight-promotion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/fight-promotion/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:12:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/fight-promotion/feed/ 4 The NDP is touting its readiness to fight the government’s “lawful access” legislation. “What... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/worried-not-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/worried-not-us/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:43 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213639 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/worried-not-us/feed/ 12 A new poll shows that 10 years after 9/11, Canadians aren’t concerned about the threat of terrorism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/the-rcmp-and-montreal-police-ignored-cyber-criminal-while-demanding-new-powers-to-fight-cyber-crime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/the-rcmp-and-montreal-police-ignored-cyber-criminal-while-demanding-new-powers-to-fight-cyber-crime/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:29:01 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/the-rcmp-and-montreal-police-ignored-cyber-criminal-while-demanding-new-powers-to-fight-cyber-crime/feed/ 20 The "David Mabus" case raises serious questions about law enforcement's interest in catching online criminals http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/lawful-access-and-online-freedom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/lawful-access-and-online-freedom/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:17:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209120 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/lawful-access-and-online-freedom/feed/ 5 Alexander Ly and Andrew Webb oppose the government’s “lawful access” legislation. Under current laws,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/lawful-access-spyware-for-cops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/lawful-access-spyware-for-cops/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:36:02 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199183 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/lawful-access-spyware-for-cops/feed/ 32 Everyone else is using "bots", so why shouldn't the police? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/will-anonymity-and-hyperlinks-be-illegal-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/will-anonymity-and-hyperlinks-be-illegal-in-canada/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 21:20:22 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191023 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/will-anonymity-and-hyperlinks-be-illegal-in-canada/feed/ 90 How an obscure provision in a Conservative crime bill could change the Internet in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/harpers-promise-a-warrantless-online-surveillance-state/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/harpers-promise-a-warrantless-online-surveillance-state/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:56:16 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/harpers-promise-a-warrantless-online-surveillance-state/feed/ 112 Why 'lawful access' legislation is on its way and why that should worry you