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Happy Valentine’s Day, Canada (from @NPsteve)
Stephen Harper dismisses ‘sweeping’ robocall allegations as opposition calls for byelections in affected ridings
Standing firm amid questions and allegations of a political conspiracy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had no knowledge of any wrongdoing in the robocalls scandal, and challenged the opposition parties to prove his Conservatives were guilty.
Mr. Harper rejected what he called “broad, sweeping” allegations from the opposition parties, and put the onus on the NDP and Liberals to provide evidence of wrongdoing.
“If the NDP has any information that inappropriate calls were placed — and we certainly have information in some cases and we have given that to Elections Canada — then I challenge that party to produce that information and give it to Elections Canada,” he said.
Vic Toews takes to Twitter to question Justin Trudeau’s involvement in Vikileaks
An angry Vic Toews wants an investigation into whether Justin Trudeau encouraged personal Twitter attacks against him after it was revealed a Liberal staffer was the mastermind of the Vikileaks Twitter controversy that aired details of Public Safety Minister’s divorce in retaliation for an online surveillance bill.
Hmm, it’s Tuesday, is it too late for this? Nah… Gary Clement’s week in review
Nik Wallenda to become first person to walk tightrope over Niagara Falls
Andrew Coyne: In Justin’s world, separation is just another option
Iran threatens to cut off Europe’s oil
Unrepentant ‘underwear bomber ’ sentenced to life in jail by U.S. judge
Obama meets China’s heir apparent to power
Anonymous revives Vikileaks, targets Vic Toews over online surveillance bill
Vikileaks Twitter account traced to House of Commons
(Also, the plot of an upcoming Canadian horror movie: “The tweets are coming from inside the House — run!”)
‘Vikileaks’ Twitter account reveals embarrassing details of Vic Toews’ private life
A Twitter account that reveals purported details of Safety Minister Vic Toews’ messy divorce and his spending habits has popped up online.
The tweets are a blatant jab at the politician, who, along with the Conservative government, tabled a bill in Parliament on Tuesday that would give authorities greater access to citizens’ personal data online and beef up surveillance measures.
The Opposition, as well as Canada’s privacy commissioner, have slammed bill C-30, calling it an unnecessary invasion of privacy.
Online surveillance bill will be ‘a gold mine’ for hackers: Ontario privacy commissioner
The Conservative government revealed legislation on Tuesday that would increase online surveillance of citizens, as critics and privacy experts argued the bill would unjustly infringe upon the rights of Canadians and act as a magnet for data-hungry hackers.
“This is going to be like the Fort Knox of information that the hackers and the real bad guys will want to go after. This is going to be a gold mine,” said Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian
