Finally, a temporary law that doesn’t go on forever.
The Canadian parliament has voted against renewing two controversial anti-terror measures that had been adopted after the 11 September attacks.
The measures allowed suspects to be detained without charge for three days and could compel witnesses to testify.
The minority Conservative government accused the opposition Liberals of being soft on terror.
The vote comes days after the Supreme Court revoked a law allowing foreign suspects to be detained indefinitely.
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On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that a system allowing the government to indefinitely detain foreign-born terror suspects or deport them violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.