Government Bill (House of Commons) C-34 (45-1) - First Reading - Safe Social Media Act - Parliament of Canada
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-22 (45-1) - First Reading - Lawful Access Act, 2026 - Parliament of Canada
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-22 (45-1) - First Reading - Lawful Access Act, 2026 - Parliament of Canada
Keeping tabs on Canada’s Parliament | openparliament.ca
Info on what your representatives are doing in Ottawa can be hard to find and use. We're trying to make it easy.
Sign on: Civil society letter against Bill C-22
This form is for signing yourself or your organisation on to the joint civil society letter against Bill C-22. Read the letter in French or in English. This letter was submitted to government on April 21, but remains open to endorsement and will be submitted to the Public Safety parliamentary Committee (tasked with reviewing Bill C-22) with a broader list of endorsements in May. The letter is closed for edits. If you have any questions or concerns, contact matt@openmedia.org.
How (Not) to Write a Privacy Law
After many years of failed starts, proposed information privacy legislation has begun moving forward in both houses of Congress. The docket in the recently ended 116th Congress was crowded, with a number of different proposals jostling for attention and no agreement on which deserved to be the front runner. Even so, as the 117th Congress begins, there is growing inside-the-Beltway consensus on the list of features that a successful bill will need to include. This paper critically assesses those zones of emerging consensus.
The Safe Social Media Act needs major fixes
Safety legislation is one step forward, two steps back
The Commons Explained in 15 Minutes | David Bollier
Stop Bill C-22. Stop surveillance in Canada.
Make your voice heard! Explore the Justice Centre's petitions advocating for Canadian rights and freedoms. Join fellow citizens in supporting important causes.
HF 1606 2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
An Open Letter to the UK Government: Reconsider the Online Safety Act
To the Prime Minister, Members of Parliament, and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology,
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Take a moment and add your name to the growing list of library supporters in the United States.
Reading the Digital Safety Act with My Mastodon Admin Hat On
Back in 2024, I published a reading of the Online Harms Act from my perspective as an admin of a Mastodon instance. The Online Harms Act was a proposed Canadian bill meant to regulate social media to prevent harmful content, particularly hate speech and child abuse materials. While the Online Harms Act ultimately did not come to pass (due the proroguing of Parliament later that year), the Carney Liberal government is bringing much of it back with a new Digital Safety Act. In this post, I am also giving the new Act a look from the perspective of a Mastodon admin.
Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill | CBC News
A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police and spies easier access to information during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U.S. tech giants and two American congressional committees, threatening to become the latest irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Apple Warns Canada's Bill C-22 Could Force Encryption Backdoors
Apple and Meta have opposed a Canadian bill that the companies say could force them to create backdoor access to encrypted user data, should it pass through the country's parliament. Proposed by Canada's ruling Liberal Party, Bill C-22 contains provisions that could be similar to a UK data access provision order sent to Apple last year, depending on how they are implemented.
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Bill C-22 seeks to expand government surveillance and turn your cell phone into a tracking device.
