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Bill C-51, which affords the same legal rights to jihadists and anti-pipeline activists, gives law enforcement new powers to detain suspects who they think "may" rather than "will" commit a violent crime, and to "preventatively" detain suspects for up to seven days without charges. Canada's spy agency, CSIS, will be able to interfere with the travel and finances of suspects, while courts will be able to incarcerate those who promote terroristic action "in general" and to remove what the government deems terrorist propaganda from the internet.The bill, critics say, would amount to creating a secret police force with little oversight and vague, disruptive powers. CSIS officials will be permitted to ignore the law while executing a disruption warrant, while evidence obtained illegally will be admissible in court.The bill, critics say, would amount to creating a secret police force with little oversight and vague, disruptive powers.
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The camp is the continent's longest standing pipeline blockade, established on territory that was never surrendered, sold, or lost in war to Canada. Under international and Canadian law, including the Supreme Court of Canada's Delgamuukw ruling, this unceded status and the authority of hereditary chiefs has been recognized.Canada and BC are ignoring this legal framework and consulting with band council governments that lack jurisdiction beyond the boundaries of small reservations instead of hereditary chiefs. The government's strategy appears to be to collect irrelevant aboriginal names on pipeline agreements as proof that communities "consent" to construction projects."It's unceded land. It's not Canada, it's not British Columbia. It's Unist'ot'en territory," said Huson. "They're not coming in. I don't care what kind of bill they pass.""They're not coming in. I don't care what kind of bill they pass." –Freda Huson, spokesperson of the Unist'ot'en clan
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