Border Security Bill Would Give Law Enforcement Access to Internet Subscriber Information without a Warrant

The proposed Strong Borders Act gives police new invasive search powers that may breach Charter rights

The new Liberal government has tabled its first bill in Parliament, the Strong Borders Act, or Bill C-2. Buried within it are several new powers that give police easier access to our private information. The bill responds to recent calls to beef up the enforcement of our border with the United States. It gives customs and immigration officials new powers: to search items being exported, like potentially stolen vehicles, and to deport migrants be…

Border security bill would give law enforcement access to internet subscriber information without a warrant

Civil liberties advocates and legal experts say the measures would run counter to previous court rulings

Canada's "Strong Borders Act" (Bill C-2) Contains Four Mass Surveillance Trojans

A ban on cash, the post office can open your letters, and warrantless data taps, oh my! The recently re-elected Liberal government has tabled Bill C-2, "The Strong Borders Act", ostensibly to tighten up border security after the Trump Tariff Tantrums that threw a monkey-wrench into Canada's political landscape and…

Canada’s Strong Border Act Sparks Digital Privacy Concerns

The Canadian government’s latest legislative move has sparked significant concern among privacy advocates and industry insiders, as it quietly embeds controversial lawful access provisions within a bill ostensibly focused on border security. Introduced on June 3, 2025, as the Strong Border Act, or Bill C-2, the legislation was initially promoted as a response to U.S. concerns over border measures. However, buried deep within its text are clauses…

Canadian Liberal Party Border Bill Also Includes Warrantless Access Provisions – Pixel Envy

Michael Geist: The government yesterday introduced the Strong Border Act (Bill C-2), legislation that was promoted as establishing new border measure provisions presumably designed to address U.S. concerns regarding the border. Yet buried toward the end of the bill are lawful access provisions that have nothing to do with the border. Those provisions, which raise the prospect of warrantless access to information about Internet subscribers, esta…

Privacy At Risk: Government Buries Lawful Access Provisions in New Border Bill - Michael Geist

The government yesterday introduced the Strong Border Act (Bill C-2), legislation that was promoted as establishing new border measure provisions presumably designed to address U.S. concerns regarding the border. Yet buried toward the end of the bill are lawful access provisions that have nothing to do with the border. Those provisions, which raise the prospect of warrantless access to information about Internet subscribers, establish new global