Stephan: The rise of the surveillance state is beginning to define a class of Caucasian dominated, high technology, English language democracies, including the U.K., the U.S. and, now, Canada. This report from Canada is straight out of Orwell, and it would make North Korea envious.
Bear this in mind as you travel through the Ottawa airport. You could get into serious trouble telling a joke of the wrong type.
OTTAWA — Sections of the Ottawa airport are now wired with microphones that can eavesdrop on travellers’ conversations.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is nearing completion of a $500,000 upgrade of old video cameras used to monitor its new ‘customs controlled areas,