CARPAY: Bill C-22 is a threat to hard-won liberties

John Carpay writes, "No matter how important public safety may be, we would be foolish to surrender our fundamental freedoms, starting with the essential right to privacy."

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By: John Carpay

John Carpay, B.A., LL.B., is President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.

In free societies, police must go to court to obtain a warrant before conducting ongoing surveillance of a person’s communications. This system has protected both public safety and individual liberty for centuries. Yet th…