aden ed ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Canadian ▁government ▁ag encies ▁to ▁share ▁information ▁about ▁individuals ▁easily . ▁It ▁also ▁expanded ▁the ▁mand ate ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Security ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁( CS IS ), ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁reform ▁of ▁this ▁kind ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁introduced ▁and ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁government ▁of ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁supported ▁the ▁bill , ▁although ▁prom ising ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁bill ▁to ▁increase ▁o vers ight ▁if ▁elected . ▁It ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁B loc ▁Québec ois , ▁Str ength ▁in ▁Dem ocracy , ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁which ▁fil ib uster ed ▁Parliament ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁time ▁allocated ▁to ▁expert ▁witness ▁testim ony ▁on ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁The ▁Tru de au ▁government ▁introduced ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁another ▁Bill ▁C - 5 1 ▁am ending ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Code . ▁This ▁Bill ▁C - 5 1 ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁Anti - T error ism ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁twelve ▁threat - to - V IP ▁inc idents ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁RC MP . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Martin ▁C out ure - R