Bill C-47 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act
An Act regulating telecommunications facilities to support investigations
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedJune 18, 2009
- Debated in principleOct. 29, 2009
- Studied by a committeeNot reached
- Passed its first chamberNot reached
- Passed the second chamberNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
- Mark HollandExpresses prior and ongoing support for the modernization of investigative techniques in the bill.
- Joe ComartinStates the need for this bill is very clear to provide tools for police in the 21st century.
- Shelly GloverPraises the bill as overdue legislation equipping police with tools against digital crime.
- Brent RathgeberDefends the bill as part of the government's crime reduction agenda and questions opposition to it.
- Mr. Gordon BrownOffers support for the legislation to give enforcement agencies tools against modern criminals.
- Serge MénardBacks the bill's goal of modernizing intercepts and endorses a five-year review clause.
- Andrew KaniaStates direct support for the bill as virtually identical to prior Liberal legislation.
Who carries this bill
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What it set out to do
On 18 June 2009, the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-47, An Act regulating telecommunications facilities to support investigations (Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-47 requires telecommunications service providers to include interception capability in their networks and to provide basic information about their subscribers to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Commissioner of Competition and any police service constituted under the laws of a province. Requirements to obtain court orders to intercept communications will not be changed by this Act, which will require service providers to supply basic subscriber information to law enforcement agencies and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service on request.
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
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