Canada’s privacy commissioner says Liberals must amend internet surveillance bill

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has gone after a Liberal internet surveillance law, saying that it needs to be amended so that limits are put in place for information requests from authorities.

Dufresne noted how Bill C-22, or the Liberals’ “dystopian” internet censorship measure, as one legal expert put it, needs protections for Canadians’ privacy.

As reported by LifeSiteNews, Bill C-22 was recently introduced by Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree. It gives bold new powers to police, as it permits them and government officials to open and examine Canadians’ personal mail and would also ban cash donations over $10,000.

The bill mandates that telecom and internet companies ensure that their systems include surveillance and monitoring capabilities, which could be shared with police and intelligence agencies...

Regarding Bill C-22, LifeSiteNews reported how Marty Moore, who works with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), warned that that the Liberals’ bill will lead to a “greater risk” for religious freedoms.

JCCF president John Carpay has warned that Bill C-22 “empowers government to require electronic service providers to install surveillance and interception capacity on their networks, and keep confidential user metadata (e.g., location, call duration, contacts) on file for six months.”