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Stephen Harper and Canadian Security Intelligence Service Harper

Canadian Security Intelligence Service Harper: The new bill, C-51, is only 62 pages long but contains a variety of increased powers for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Harper makes his case for new powers to combat terror Terrorism: What other countries have done to combat the threat , according to CBC. The new measures would let law enforcement agencies arrest somebody if they think a terrorist act "may be carried out," instead of the current standard of "will be carried out." It would also increase the period of preventive detention from three days to seven. Read the full text of Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015 Stephen Harper makes his case for new powers to combat terror Canada government on Friday introduced its new anti-terror legislation, a sweeping range of measures that would allow suspects to be detained based on less evidence and let actively interfere with suspect travel plans and finances. Here a look at key elements of the bill: 1. Lower the threshold for arrest (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.