A majority of Canadians believe the federal government's Internet snooping bill should be defeated, according to an Angus Reid opinion poll released today.
The poll found 51 percent of Canadians believed the House of Commons should defeat Bill C-30, while 35 percent thought it should pass. The highest level of support for the bill is in B.C., where 40 percent believe it should pass and 48 percent want it defeated.
A majority of Canadians supported aspects of the bill which would allow courts to require electronic evidence to be kept and give police the ability to obtain warrants to get information about people's Internet use and location.
But there was opposition in the order of 60 percent to parts of the bill that would force internet providers to give police a "back door" to monitor communications and would require providers to provide identifying information to police and other agencies without a warrant.
Conducted Feb. 23 and 24, the company surveyed 1,011 randomly selected Canadian adults online. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percent, 19 times out of 20.
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Author: Andrew MacLeod
The poll found 51 percent of Canadians believed the House of Commons should defeat Bill C-30, while 35 percent thought it should pass. The highest level of support for the bill is in B.C., where 40 percent believe it should pass and 48 percent want it defeated.
A majority of Canadians supported aspects of the bill which would allow courts to require electronic evidence to be kept and give police the ability to obtain warrants to get information about people's Internet use and location.
But there was opposition in the order of 60 percent to parts of the bill that would force internet providers to give police a "back door" to monitor communications and would require providers to provide identifying information to police and other agencies without a warrant.
Conducted Feb. 23 and 24, the company surveyed 1,011 randomly selected Canadian adults online. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percent, 19 times out of 20.
Original Article
Source: the tyee
Author: Andrew MacLeod
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