As the House of Commons rose Thursday for its summer break, the federal government touted all the legislation it passed over the preceding months, while the opposition Conservatives maintained not enough got done.
The Bill passed the House Thursday but it has not yet been dealt with in the Senate.
Opponents argue the legislation unnecessarily expands the powers of police and intelligence agencies, endangering privacy, flouting the Charter and making Canada less attractive to business.
The Liberals agreed to several amendments to try to allay concerns, including shortening the time electronic service providers would be required to keep digital metadata. The bill initially could have required providers to retain metadata, which can reveal a person’s location and movements, for up to one year. That has now been limited to up to six months.
I think they will pass it without questions asked so that Julie Miville-Dechêne can have her invasive age verification bill s209 rammed through the House of Commons.
On bill c-22
It will be interesting to see what the Senate does with it - they’re not as predictable as they used to be.
I think they will pass it without questions asked so that Julie Miville-Dechêne can have her invasive age verification bill s209 rammed through the House of Commons.