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Martin Couture-Rouleau and Louise Vincent

Louise Vincent: Louise Vincent, sister of Vincent, the soldier killed by Martin Couture-Rouleau last fall, urged MPs to give law enforcement and government agencies more freedom to share information. , according to CBC. If that had happened, she said, "my brother would not be dead today." Academics, digital rights activists and the sister of slain soldier Patrice Vincent took centre stage at the House public safety committee on Monday night as MPs resumed their review of the government proposed anti-terror bill. Justice Minister Peter MacKay, left, suggests non-violent protests wouldn't fall under the broad definition of terrorism included in his government proposed legislation, Bill C-51, despite questions raised by legal experts and critics of the bill. Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press She noted the hadn't been able to get a peace bond against Couture owing to the high evidence threshold. She also suggested that, under the new laws, Couture family and friends might have been able to warn police and prepare more material for the that would have allowed a warrant to be granted (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.