House of Commons and Daniel Therrien

Daniel Therrien: Justice Department lawyer Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons committee the government cyberbullying bill should be split in two to allow greater scrutiny of measures that would expand online monitoring, according to CTV. Therrien expression of concern came as the NDP -- which has painted him as more of a potential lapdog than a true watchdog -- tried to get a clear picture of the nominee views on the contentious legislation and - The man nominated to be Canada next privacy commissioner had his first run-in with the Harper government over Internet surveillance Tuesday -- even before he was confirmed for the ombudsman post. The Conservatives swiftly dismissed the idea. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.