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Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/privacy-czar-tries-to-broker-internet-surveillance-bill-solution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/privacy-czar-tries-to-broker-internet-surveillance-bill-solution/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:24:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/privacy-czar-tries-to-broker-internet-surveillance-bill-solution/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal privacy watchdog is trying to help the Conservative government find... 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/vikileaks-was-the-work-of-a-liberal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/vikileaks-was-the-work-of-a-liberal/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:19:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/vikileaks-was-the-work-of-a-liberal/feed/ 0 A member of the Liberal party's research bureau was the author of the "vikileaks" Twitter account 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/2012/02/23/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/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/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/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...