Bill C-51 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedNov. 1, 2010
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 1 November 2010, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-51 amends the Criminal Code. Among other things it • creates a new concept called “transmission data,” which would extend to all means of telecommunication the investigative powers that are currently restricted to data associated with telephones • creates the power to compel the production of data relating to the transmission of communications and the location of transactions, individuals or things • creates the power to make preservation demands and orders to compel the preservation of electronic evidence • allows for warrants to enable the tracking of transactions, individuals and things that are subject to legal thresholds appropriate to the interests at stake. Police would be able to remotely activate existing tracking devices. • creates a new offence, carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, would be created to prohibit anyone from using a computer system, such as the Internet, to …
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