▁Canadian ▁government ▁websites , ▁which ▁they ▁said ▁was ▁to ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁bill ▁C - 5 1 . ▁The ▁attack ▁tempor arily ▁affected ▁the ▁websites ▁of ▁several ▁federal ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Political ▁response ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁Bill ▁C - 5 1 ▁stating ▁they ▁" will ▁do ▁everything ▁in ▁our ▁power ▁to ▁help ▁defeat ▁Bill ▁C - 5 1 ". ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁party ▁public ly ▁supported ▁the ▁cross - Can ada ▁Day ▁of ▁Action ▁against ▁Bill ▁C - 5 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Elizabeth ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁vo iced ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁" a ▁number ▁of ▁concerns ▁with ▁the ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁wants ▁it ▁scra pped ▁entirely ". ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Thomas ▁Mul ca ir ▁of ▁the ▁N DP ▁show c ased ▁his ▁party ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁bill . ▁During ▁Question ▁Period ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Mul ca ir ▁stated ▁that ▁Canad ians ▁" should ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁security ▁and ▁their ▁rights ". ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁was ▁published ▁and ▁signed ▁by ▁four ▁former ▁prime ▁minister s : ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien , ▁Paul ▁Martin ,