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Liberals Say They Won't Split Off Controversial Section of 'Lawful Access' Bill
Opponents say the lawful access bill would weaken privacy protections and force providers to retain metadata for up to one year.
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree rejected a Conservative proposal to split Bill C-22, defending the "lawful access" legislation designed to help police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service obtain digital information.
- The bill's second half, the Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act , forces "electronic service providers" to adapt systems for warrant-based access and retain metadata for up to one year, drawing steady opposition from tech and privacy advocates.
- Citizen Lab and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association issued a joint report on Tuesday calling the proposed legislation "almost certainly constitutionally fatal," arguing it creates a "surveillance capability regime" with minimal restrictions.
- Co-Founder Avery Pennarun of Toronto-based Tailscale criticized the bill's "vagueness," warning that mandatory data retention could force companies to collect information akin to "radioactive waste" they promised users they would never keep.
- Minister Anandasangaree remains adamant that passing the legislation is not "optional," stating "this is something that needs to happen" before Parliament breaks for the summer on June 19.
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Conservatives File Motion to Split Lawful Access Bill Into Two Parts
The Conservatives are asking the government to split its lawful access bill into two bills that would proceed through Parliament separately, arguing that the most controversial provisions need greater scrutiny. Conservative MP Rhonda Kirkland tabled a motion during a House of Commons public safety committee meeting on June 2 to recommend to the House that the committee be granted the power to divide Bill C-22, also known as the Lawful Access Act…
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Conservatives want controversial police data interception bill split in half
Conservatives are pushing for the Liberals' deeply controversial lawful access bill — which would make it easier for police and spies to tap private communications during investigations — to be split in two.
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