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The ''Anti-terrorism Act, 2015'' (also referred to colloquially as Bill C-51) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that broadened the authority of Canadian government agencies to share information about individuals easily. It also expanded the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill C-51 Could Be Used To Target Activists: Amnesty International )〕 and was described as the first comprehensive reform of this kind since 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Insecurity and Human Rights: Canada’s proposed national security laws fall short of international human rights requirements )〕 The bill was introduced and passed by the Conservative government of then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who held a majority in Parliament. The Liberal Party supported the bill, although promising to amend the bill to increase oversight if elected. It was opposed by the Green Party of Canada, the Bloc Québecois, Forces et Démocratie, and the New Democratic Party, which filibustered Parliament to increase the time allocated to expert witness testimony on the bill. ==Background== Between 2013 and 2014, there had been twelve threat-to-VIP incidents according to the RCMP.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parliament Hill Security Incidents Few And Tame Before Oct. 22 Shooting )〕 On October 20, 2014, Martin Couture-Rouleau deliberately rammed a car into a pair of Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in a shopping centre parking lot in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. "Ahmad" Couture-Rouleau had been radicalized after converting to Islam. One month before, the spokesman of ISIS, Abu Muhammad Adnani, asked exactly for this kind of vehicular homicide. As such the attack was linked to terrorism by government and police officials including in a statement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. On October 22, 2014, a series of shootings occurred on Parliament Hill and inside the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, conducted by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, which left one Canadian soldier and Zehaf-Bibeau dead.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Attack on Ottawa: PM Harper cites terrorist motive )〕 Prime Minister Stephen Harper labelled the shootings as a 'terrorist act', stating that “this will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts and those of our national security agencies to take all necessary steps to identify and counter threats and keep Canada safe here at home, just as it will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts to work with our allies around the world and fight against the terrorist organizations who brutalize those in other countries with a hope.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prime Minister labels shootings as ‘terrorist’ acts )〕 After the incident security on Parliament Hill was transferred to the RCMP.〔 The Conservative government argued that various legislative amendments were needed to address and preempt such security threats, as well as to discourage Canadian nationals from participating as foreign terrorist fighters in conflicts abroad. The government introduced multiple pieces of legislation that affect security, privacy and the power of policy agencies such as the ''Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act'', the ''Digital Privacy Act'' and the ''Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Privacy, security and terrorism: Everything you need to know about Bill C-51 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anti-terrorism Act, 2015」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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