The Anti-terrorism Act, as it’s known, gives government the power to “order the removal of terrorist propaganda” from the Internet. (It also allows a judge to order an ISP to “provide the information that is necessary to identify and locate the person who posted the [offending] material.”) Government is further empowered to imprison anyone who “by communicating statements, knowingly advocates or promotes the commission of terrorism offences . . . while knowing that any of those offences will be committed or being reckless as to whether any of those offences may be committed, as a result of such communication.”

Let’s translate that into English. If you post an anonymous blog about a sensitive political subject—say, criticizing Canada’s military role in Afghanistan—it’s now legal for the authorities to have your post wiped from the web and have you tracked down and put behind bars.

Does that sound paranoid?

The sad truth is that it’s not, especially if you look at the wording involved. Bill C-51 doesn’t just deal with statements that advocate terrorism; it also covers statements that “promote” terrorism. To be found guilty, the person who made those statements doesn’t need to have known his words or images would lead to an act of terrorism. It’s enough that he was simply “reckless” about whether what he was saying might cause someone out there to commit a terrorist act.

http://theccf.ca/articles/bill-c-51-think-inside-box/