Canada

Why are bills rushed through outside of emergencies (e.g., COVID pandemic, last summer's record-breaking wildfires, a potential war)? It seems each day I feel less represented in this 'democracy' (read plutocracy)

Nothing cracks me up more than people thinking that they even need to update these acts to do the things everyone is worried about. Not withstanding clause anyone? Can literally strip you of every "right" you think you have and all property you think you own.

Is surveillance the problem? You are surveilled daily and legally because you said "I accept" to more terms and conditions than a Lawyer would be willing to read. This doesn't include the free information you are putting on the internet daily, which is more valuable than a well placed operative long term. Then we can talk about Government agencies, which are all of them, intercepting whatever they can get. Which is again legal because you agreed to that in order to have your phone connected to the towers, and your computers connected to the internet.

"Among the controversial provisions are section 20 (1) “Every person commits an offence who, at the direction of, for the benefit of or in association with, a foreign entity or a terrorist group, induces or attempts to induce, by intimidation, threat or violence, any person to do anything or to cause anything to be done (a) that is for the purpose of increasing the capacity of a foreign entity or a terrorist group to harm Canadian interests; or (b) that is reasonably likely to harm Canadian interests.”

What is controversial about not assisting foreign entities through acts of violence and intimidation and making that a law?

If your "legitimate dissent" involves acting with, and for, foreign entities of any kind you can kindly get fucked and go set up shop in their country. You are either a useful idiot or a bad actor and Canada needs no more of either thanks.