Since September 11, 2001, governments around the world have largely focused on terrorism and terrorist acts. Everyday malicious acts committed by individuals across the world are attributed to terrorism, even though there is nothing that connects the two except seemingly random violence. Like many other countries, Canada is dedicated to the "war on terror," regulating numerous agencies that monitor foreign communications and activities with the goal of stopping them before they happen. Are all the procedures and operations carried out by the Canadian government justified, or even legal? Canada has slowly implemented new laws and increased agency budgets dedicated to fighting terrorism, but are the extreme costs involved, as well as the loss of freedom and privacy, really worth the minimal sense of security increased? The loss of privacy since 9/11 is not at all shocking. As governments attempt to uncover the secret plans of terrorist organizations, they must have some sort of procedure in place that allows them to monitor the communications of suspected terrorists; But why does this result in a loss of privacy for Canadian citizens? Are all Canadians suspected of being terrorists? A form of legislation protecting the privacy rights of Canadians was introduced in 1985, called the Privacy Act, which "imposes an obligation on some 250 federal government departments and agencies to respect the right to life privacy by limiting the collection, use and disclosure of personal information” (www.private.gc.ca). This law protects citizens against the collection and misuse of their data; However, there are ways that the government can use to overcome this obstacle. To do this, they collect something called “metadata.” Under Canadian L...... middle of paper ...... Nov 2013. .Security spending after 9/11. HuffingtonPost. Monday November 25, 2013. Security spending after September 11 exceeds 92 billion. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Monday November 25, 2013. .Shade, LR “Reconsidering the right to privacy in Canada. » Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society 28.80 (2008): 80-91. Sagepub. Marry. October 29, 2013. .Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Mon. November 25, 2013. Brief on the triennial review of the Anti-terrorism Act. Canadian Bar Association. Mon. November 25, 2013. Walby, K., Seantel AnaÏs. "Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), secrecy structures and ministerial authorization after September 11." Canadian Journal of Law and Society 27.3 (2012): 363-380. MUSE project. Internet. October 29. 2013. .