On Saturday afternoon there was a small rally under the trees of Queens Park. It was attended by a number of Toronto federal NDP candidates and it was about repealing bill C-51. C-51 has been called the Anti-Terrorism Bill although it’s full name is: “An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.”
It was passed in June of this year by the Conservative government with support of the Liberals. The NDP and Green party have been against this bill since the beginning. Part of the NDP platform for the present federal election is the promise to repeal Bill C-51 if they are form the next government.