- the telecom companies and Internet providers could pass along the costs in the form of a "public safety tariff" that would apply on monthly consumer bills
- the government could provide tax credits to telecom companies and Internet providers
- the government could establish a federal funding pool to cover the costs
The government rejected all three, but didn't propose how they would come up with the funding. Given that the government really has few other option than to gather funding from taxes, it seems inevitable that that is what will be funding our surveillance.
This is something that is sure to stir up some commotion if the bill passes and in my opinion the pay offs for the added surveillance is less than the fact that everyone has to suffer with the added fees. Phone and Internet bills are not cheap, and to add the funding for our own privacy invasion is basically salting the wounds. Obviously the money has to come from somewhere, but the people who are against this bill should not be forced to pay for it.
I think that there should be something that separates the for and against and the people that are for the bill should have the majority of the weight for the funding, since this is something they would like happen. If the added funds to the people that are for the bill is too much, it will show that people are not willing to pay money for something they do not support and the government should respect that since this is a democracy.
The information for these topics should be widely public since many people will end up paying for something that is actually detrimental to their own privacy.
Articles:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6379/125/
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1136406--bill-c-30-opens-canada-to-big-brother-inc-business-geist
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