Trudeau's Liberals agree with Tories on new anti-terrorism bill

Category: Liberals

David Akin, National Bureau Chief Feb 4, 2015

, Last Updated: 3:36 PM ET

OTTAWA Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Wednesday his MPs will vote in favour of the Harper government's new anti-terrorism bill even if the government rejects their suggestions to improve the legislation.

"We need to do what we can to keep Canadians safe," Trudeau said.

After meeting with his caucus on Parliament Hill, Trudeau told reporters the Liberals believe the bill could be improved by setting up some mechanism to allow parliamentarians oversight of the activities of Canada's security agencies. He also wants those agencies to have more funding.

Trudeau said the decision is in line with the party's approach to balancing civil liberties with new and effective counterterrorism tools by "keeping Canadians safe in a way that's consistent with Canadian values."

Because the Conservatives have a majority in the House of Commons and the Senate, Bill C-51 will pass regardless of how Liberals or New Democrats vote.

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