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Take 5: The government’s Anti-Terrorism Act by the numbers

48 Number of expert witnesses the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security will hear from on C-51. 

80 Number of expert witnesses heard in 2001, the last time Canada’s laws dealing with national security underwent significant changes.

4 Number of former prime ministers, including former PC PM Joe Clark, who have signed an open letter urging stronger parliamentary oversight of national security activities. Other signatories include five former Supreme Court justices. 

41 Number of organizations in the cross-country coalition objecting to the limit on Parliamentary hearings, among them Amnesty International, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, la Ligue des Droits et Libertés and the National Council of Canadian Muslims.

March 14 Date proposed for a National Day of Action Against C-51.

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