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Bill C-51 will limit liberties

I have recently read in the media some of the items contained in proposed Bill C-51, and what I have seen is terrifying.

Dear Editor:

I have recently read in the media some of the items contained in proposed Bill C-51, and what I have seen is terrifying. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

This bill will severely limit our liberties, and you might as well tear out the pages regarding free speech from the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

You, I, and every other Canadian in this once great country of ours will be vulnerable to arrest without charge (for up to seven days) if the authorities think that maybe, possibly, perhaps you might be involved in a possible terrorist act, such as protesting against Kinder Morgan on Burnaby Mountain.

Canadians need to open their eyes before October as to the extent of irreversible harm and damage Stephen Harper has done to this country.

The only people that will vote Conservative this fall will be the extremely ignorant, the extremely wealthy, the apathetic, and the politically blind.

An ad for the Conservative Party of Canada recently popped up on my Facebook page wanting me to vote Harper. Thank the good Lord, it had a space for comments.

My comment was: “Me, vote Conservative? Are you out of your (expletive) mind? I would vote for the leader of ISIS before I would vote for Stephen Harper.”

I highly expect I will be placed on a “no fly” list at any time now,  having my internet activities, emails and Facebook page bugged by CSIS, as well as having my taxes audited over the past 40 years.

Mark Billesberger

Penticton