“Big Brother Tactics”: Why Bill C-2’s New Warrantless Disclosure Demand Powers Extend Far Beyond Internet and Telecom Providers - Michael Geist
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The government’s inclusion of warrantless information demand powers in Bill C-2 may make this the most dangerous lawful access proposal yet, exceeding even the 2010 bill led by Conservative Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. The initial concern regarding the bill’s warrantless disclosure demand unsurprisingly focused on whether the proposal was consistent with Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence upholding the reasonable expectation of privacy in basic subscriber information (there is a strong argument it is not). The application of this new power was generally framed as a matter for telecom and Internet companies, given that companies such as Bell, Rogers, and Telus are typically the focal point for law enforcement seeking information on subscriber activity. However, it has become increasingly apparent that this is an overly restrictive reading of the provision. The Bill C-2 information demand power doesn’t just target telecom providers. It targets everyone who provides services with the prospect of near limitless targets for warrantless disclosure demands.
  • masterofn001
    10·
    4 days ago

    If this bill gets through house and senate , the only hope is the GG refuses to give royal assent.

    People and gentlepeople, if you’ve never called or written a member of government before, it is surprisingly simple.

    And sometimes effective.

    Trying to write each and ever MP and senator is affect change is unlikely.

    If we all focus on pleading, begging, demanding, the GG do what is her constitutional duty and refuse to give this bill, in any form, the royal assent it requires to become law.

    https://www.gg.ca/en/contact-us/questions-comments

    https://www.gg.ca/en/contact-us/contact-information

    From our constitution:

    Royal Assent to Bills, etc.

    55 Where a Bill passed by the Houses of the Parliament is presented to the Governor General for the Queen’s Assent, he shall declare, according to his Discretion, but subject to the Provisions of this Act and to Her Majesty’s Instructions, either that he assents thereto in the Queen’s Name, or that he withholds the Queen’s Assent, or that he reserves the Bill for the Signification of the Queen’s Pleasure.

  • teppa@piefed.caEnglish
    5·
    4 days ago

    From the party that kept trying to push censorship laws, is anyone surprised?

    Michael Geist will keep making articles until Canadians learn.

  • yeehaw
    4·
    4 days ago

    Fuck everything about this bill. I wrote my MP a few weeks back and heard nothing.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    2·
    4 days ago

    I keep expecting that at any moment the prime minister will become aware of what ended up in the text, the government will back down in shame, and the bill will be withdrawn and never seen again. But even if they do recognize the need to do that — as previous governments did with similar legislation that wasn’t as appallingly bad as this bill — I suppose it will take a few months. Let it be a constant annoyance to them until that time.