True North Strong And Free

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@OpenMediaOrg Would it be possible to have a similar campaign for Canadians to automatically send letters to our senators? Much more work for you but it might be worth a shot. I'm concerned about the lower number of participants now that PMMC has a majority and seems determined to ram through bills with minimal debate and public scrutiny. In 2012 there were public protests against (similar) Bill C30. However in 2012 there wasn't a daily fire hose of batsh*t crazy coming out of the WH. What about a campaign to send emails to members of provincial assemblies? If there was enough interest then perhaps enough provinces would invoke the not-withstanding section until the results of a supreme-court challenge are known. I'm also concerned that Bill C22 is going to encourage separatist movements. #KillBillC22 #StopBillC22 #CdnPoli

#KillBillC22 #StopBillC22 #CdnPoli

· 4mo ago

This video shows what could happen if #BillC22 is passed and people get access to the data.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y07j3hXAI-g&si=yKT-JuV3H784g5SX

Currently it should be possible to turn off location data on your phone or not use any app that uses location data.

BillC22 and a data breach is all it would take for your privacy to be threatened since the location data would be gathered by the telcom and there is nothing you could set on your phone to stop the collection.

Scary stuff folks.

#StopBillC22 #KillBillC22

· 5mo ago

From 2026-4-29
#CitizenLab "Kill Bill C-22 Says Civil Society to Parliament"
https://citizenlab.ca/kill-bill-c-22-says-civil-society-to-parliament/

Here's a link to the letter
#OpenMedia "Civil Society to Parliament: Kill Bill C-22"
https://openmedia.org/press/item/civil-society-to-parliament-kill-bill-c-22

Quote: "Today's letter sounds the alarm on sweeping new powers in Bill C-22 that would let the government force any digital service - telecoms, messaging apps, cloud services, AI tools, even "smart" devices - to record and retain up to a full year of detailed metadata on every person in Canada and abroad, including physical location data and who they interact with online."

Anyone who is concerned can add their name to this campaign (please do)
https://action.openmedia.org/page/188754/action/1
to have a letter sent to their MP.

I recommend following @OpenMediaOrg@mastodon.social

In 2012 the push-back from many Canadians was enough to convince PMSH to kill bill C30 (similar in nature to Bill C22)

A surveilled society is not free.
Resistance is not futile!

#CdnPoli

· 4mo ago

RE: @LALegault@newsie.social

https://action.openmedia.org/page/188754/action/1

Also here is a form that makes it easy to email your MP

newsie.social

· 4mo ago

Hello all:

For the forseeable future I shall be tooting on another server (techhub.social - another Cdn Server with 1000 char limit) with the same user name.

@tnsaf@techhub.social

Not going into the details.

I have no tech or people issues with mstdn.ca and the service has always been very good.

For now I am going to leave all the toots I sent as is on this server.
If anyone wishes to copy anything then please do so soon.
I am not going to do a migration - people are free to follow me at the oter server if they like and they will be welcome.

I shall continue to toot about charter and privacy issues as long as I am able.

Remember it's "True North Strong And Free" not "trust nobody suspect all folks".

It's going to be a long time until the next federal election - so stay strong people - do not give into despair - we can do this - Canada forward.

· 4mo ago

RE: @CanadianPolling@mstdn.ca

CPC down 10% - time to turf PP?
NDP up a bit?
#CdnPoli

· 4mo ago

This letter has been previously released elsewhere.

"Open Letter: Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access"
https://www.hilltimes.com/sponsored/open-letter-bill-c-22-an-act-respecting-lawful-access/

Some key points:

"Bill C-22 will expose Canadians and Canadian institutions to foreign surveillance and interference."

"Bill C-22 will jeopardize the security and privacy of people in Canada and abroad, including children and vulnerable communities."

"Bill C-22 will push innovation, talent, and investment dollars away from Canada."

· 4mo ago

"Apple responds to Canada's Bill C-22, 'will never' add backdoors
The iPhone maker said it would continue advocating against measures that put personal data at risk"
https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/05/06/apple-respond-canada-bill-c-22-will-never-add-backdoors/

Not sure what happens to Android phones.

· 5mo ago

I really had to dig to find this stuff which is a real shame since the speech was delivered very well.

From 2026-4-20

"NDP Public Safety Critic Jenny Kwan responds to Bill C-22"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUy8kMvEXKg

Only 188 views when this video was found. 😞

An extract from Hansard:
https://www.jennykwanndp.ca/hansard_debate_bill_c_22_lawful_access_act

I very much appreciate the effort but it's not enough considering what's at stake.

· 4mo ago

#AgeGate #CdnPoli

From 2026-5-11

"Episode 268: Sara Grimes on the Moral Panic Behind Banning Kids from Social Media and AI Chatbots"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-268-sara-grimes-on-the-moral-panic-behind-banning-kids-from-social-media-and-ai-chatbots/

People can listen to the podcast at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwoOz38hbow

youtube.com/@lawbytespodcast6979

· 4mo ago

From 2026-5-7

"Meta's Position on Canada's Bill C-22"
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/05/metas-position-on-canadas-bill-c-22/

It contains a partial extract from a meeting with the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Quote: "The technical community's consensus on this is clear: it is not possible to build backdoors to encrypted systems for law enforcement without creating vulnerabilities that will be exploited by malicious actors."

From 2026-5-8

"Apple and Meta warn Canada's Bill C-22 forces encryption backdoors"
https://cyberinsider.com/apple-and-meta-warn-canadas-bill-c-22-forces-encryption-backdoors/

· 4mo ago

From 2026-3-24

"Ottawans should be concerned about privacy, police access in federal lawful access bill
Bill C-22, the lawful access bill, proposes limited unwarranted and broader warranted powers to authorities"
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/bill-c-22-privacy-concerns

From 2026-5-5

"Liberals refuse to disclose report on police search powers consultation as bill heads to committee"
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-refuse-to-disclose-report-on-police-search-powers-consultation-as-bill-heads-to-committee

From 2026-5-6

"White hat hackers warn lawful access bill could make it easier for criminals to penetrate Canadian systems"
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-Digest--Warnings-against-C-22-from-white-hat-hackers--MPs--Chamber-of-Commerce--US-Congressional-Leaders--Apple--Meta---civ.html?soid=1110839102458&aid=Xj-wDvmhbQE

From 2026-5-6

"Will Carney's majority government usher in a costly era of privacy invasion?"
https://iclmg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Carneys-majority-government-ushers-in-a-costly-era-of-privacy-invasion.pdf

From 2026-5-6

"Apple argues Liberals' lawful access bill could put users’ personal data at risk
Bill C-22 would allow police, spies to more easily obtain private information during investigations"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/apple-argues-liberals-lawful-access-bill-could-put-users-personal-data-at-risk-9.7190092

· 4mo ago