Life Is Not Purgatory
Monday, February 02, 2004
Nightwatch and the Ministry of Peace
Did you know that under the cabinet restructuring under our current Prime Minister, the authority to sign a security certificate is now held by one Minister. In the past any such certificate needed to be signed jointly by both the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and by the Solicitor General. However after a recent order-in-council, one Minister has the sole power to arrest somone and hold a secret trial in Federal Court. Oh! Did I mention that this minister has direct control over:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
National Parole Board (NPB)
Canada Firearms Centre
Canada Border Services Agency
Thats alot of power for one minister.
Granted it's not the US Patriot Act... at least you'll get a trial in Canada.
Did you know that under the cabinet restructuring under our current Prime Minister, the authority to sign a security certificate is now held by one Minister. In the past any such certificate needed to be signed jointly by both the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and by the Solicitor General. However after a recent order-in-council, one Minister has the sole power to arrest somone and hold a secret trial in Federal Court. Oh! Did I mention that this minister has direct control over:
Thats alot of power for one minister.
Granted it's not the US Patriot Act... at least you'll get a trial in Canada.
