Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OTTAWA1070
2008-08-12 19:05:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA SUPPORTS CYBERCRIME CONVENTION, DESPITE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 001070
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR L/LEI-BUCHHOLZ, INL/C-VIGIL, AND EUR/PGI-MANRING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2018
TAGS: EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CA
SUBJECT: CANADA SUPPORTS CYBERCRIME CONVENTION, DESPITE
FUNDING ISSUES
REF: STATE 77138 (ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATION)
Classified By:
Classified By: A/PolMinCouns Kurt van der Walde, reasons, 1.4 (b)
C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 001070
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR L/LEI-BUCHHOLZ, INL/C-VIGIL, AND EUR/PGI-MANRING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2018
TAGS: EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CA
SUBJECT: CANADA SUPPORTS CYBERCRIME CONVENTION, DESPITE
FUNDING ISSUES
REF: STATE 77138 (ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATION)
Classified By:
Classified By: A/PolMinCouns Kurt van der Walde, reasons, 1.4 (b)
1. (C) Government of Canada counterparts told acting
political counselor on August 13 that Canada strongly
supports the Council of Europe Cybercrime convention. They
described the GOC's position as almost identical to that of
the U.S., especially with respect to Russian resistance and
gamesmanship. Canada has signed the treaty instrument and
plans to ratify it in the next parliamentary session this
fall, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors.
2. (C) DFAIT cybercrime policy advisor Graham Gleddie said
that Canada,s deliberate ratification pace has no basis in
policy, but rather centers around internal budget battles.
The government introduced the enabling legislation during
last spring,s parliamentary session, but pulled it back
after several ministries requested significant new funding to
implement fully their new duties under the treaty, said
Gleddie. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police requested C$29
million in additional funding to carry out its new mandates,
for example, he said. DFAIT requested C$3 million for
international cooperation and capacity building efforts for
less developed countries. These resource requests caused the
Prime Minister's Office to pull back the convention to get a
better handle on the future budgetary implications for the
government as a whole, said Geddie.
3. (C) DFAIT, Public Safety Canada, and the Ministry of
Justice tied the ratification process to new funding so as
not to cannibalize their budgets with this new mission, said
Gleddie. He reiterated several times that the internal
budget tussle was not bureaucratic maneuvering to mask policy
disagreements by any of the ministries. Privacy advocacy
groups do oppose Canada,s ascension to the treaty, he said,
but they will not likely be able to block ratification given
the Harper Government,s strong support.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
WILKINS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR L/LEI-BUCHHOLZ, INL/C-VIGIL, AND EUR/PGI-MANRING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2018
TAGS: EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CA
SUBJECT: CANADA SUPPORTS CYBERCRIME CONVENTION, DESPITE
FUNDING ISSUES
REF: STATE 77138 (ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATION)
Classified By:
Classified By: A/PolMinCouns Kurt van der Walde, reasons, 1.4 (b)
1. (C) Government of Canada counterparts told acting
political counselor on August 13 that Canada strongly
supports the Council of Europe Cybercrime convention. They
described the GOC's position as almost identical to that of
the U.S., especially with respect to Russian resistance and
gamesmanship. Canada has signed the treaty instrument and
plans to ratify it in the next parliamentary session this
fall, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors.
2. (C) DFAIT cybercrime policy advisor Graham Gleddie said
that Canada,s deliberate ratification pace has no basis in
policy, but rather centers around internal budget battles.
The government introduced the enabling legislation during
last spring,s parliamentary session, but pulled it back
after several ministries requested significant new funding to
implement fully their new duties under the treaty, said
Gleddie. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police requested C$29
million in additional funding to carry out its new mandates,
for example, he said. DFAIT requested C$3 million for
international cooperation and capacity building efforts for
less developed countries. These resource requests caused the
Prime Minister's Office to pull back the convention to get a
better handle on the future budgetary implications for the
government as a whole, said Geddie.
3. (C) DFAIT, Public Safety Canada, and the Ministry of
Justice tied the ratification process to new funding so as
not to cannibalize their budgets with this new mission, said
Gleddie. He reiterated several times that the internal
budget tussle was not bureaucratic maneuvering to mask policy
disagreements by any of the ministries. Privacy advocacy
groups do oppose Canada,s ascension to the treaty, he said,
but they will not likely be able to block ratification given
the Harper Government,s strong support.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
WILKINS