Bill C-50 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Improving Access to Investigative Tools for Serious Crimes Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (interception of private communications and related warrants and orders)
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedOct. 29, 2010
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 29 October 2010, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (interception of private communications and related warrants and orders) (Improving Access to Investigative Tools for Serious Crimes Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-50 amends the Criminal Code. Among other things it • provides that the rules respecting confidentiality that apply in respect of an authorization to intercept private communications also apply in respect of a request for a related warrant or order; • requires the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to report on the interceptions of private communications made without authorizations; • provides that a person who has been the object of an interception made without an authorization must be notified of the interception within a specified period; • makes it illegal to possess a “device” for the purposes of committing the offence of mischief and indicating that computer programs – such as viruses – are now to be considered as “devices”; • permits a peace officer or a public officer, in certain circumstances, to install and make use of a number recorder without a warrant; • e…
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