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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.

NDP Public Safety Critic Jenny Kwan responds to Bill C-22

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"Make It Make Sense: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-22's Lawful Access Plan"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/make-it-make-sense-my-appearance-before-the-standing-committee-on-public-safety-and-national-security-on-bill-c-22s-lawful-access-plan/

Make It Make Sense: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-22’s Lawful Access Plan - Michael Geist

Fresh off appearing before a Senate committee on AI on Wednesday, yesterday I provided expert testimony to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security as part of its study on Bill C-22, the government’s latest lawful access plan. Appearing alongside David Fraser and Robert Diab (the same trio that discussed the bill on my Law Bytes podcast), I opened my remarks by noting that technologies change, the governments may change, but the challenge with lawful access has always been the same: to give law enforcement and security agencies the tools they need to address serious crime while respecting Canadians’ privacy rights and the constitutional framework the Supreme Court has built around privacy in decisions such as Spencer and Bykovets. I focused on three major concerns with the bill, including mandatory metadata retention, the inadequacy of the systemic vulnerability safeguards, and the lowering of the production order threshold for subscriber information. My full opening statement is embedded below.

Michael Geist

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Most of the time the USA just ignores us so it must be fairly important when they actually take the time to send a letter.

"U.S. Congressional Leaders Warn Canadian Lawful Access Plans Harm U.S. National Security and Economic Interests"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/u-s-congressional-leaders-warn-canadian-lawful-access-plans-harm-u-s-national-security-and-economic-interests/

Here is a copy of the letter
https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2026-05/Jordan%20letter.pdf

The letter is a diplomatic way of saying "Chuck that Farley".
Wait until DJT does a sh*tpost on TruthSocial.

"Michael Geist Before SECU Committee on Bill C-22 (Lawful Access)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iei0cpsL0TM

U.S. Congressional Leaders Warn Canadian Lawful Access Plans Harm U.S. National Security and Economic Interests - Michael Geist

Just as Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, is under study at the House Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (I review my appearance yesterday in this post) U.S. Congressional leaders have written to Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree warning that the bill threatens to harm “U.S. national security and economic interests by undermining trust in American technology and inviting reciprocal demands from other nations.” The message is clear: U.S. leaders are concerned that lawful access demands go so far as to compromise the privacy not only of Canadians, but of Americans too.

Michael Geist

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from youtube.com/@HansardTube/videos

Videos from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

"2026-May-05, SECU Meeting No. 36, 45th Parliament, 1st Session"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHf9R8sw1mI

"2026-May-07, SECU Meeting No. 37, 45th Parliament, 1st Session"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85xw6U7eA8s

IMO the witnesses are not given enough time to present thier perspective.
Bill C22 is being rammed through and the implications on every Canadian will be enormous.
I would like to see more time for all Canadians to digest the information [or lack thereof].

David Fraser
"My Bill C-22 (Lawful Access) testimony to the Committee on Public Safety & National Security"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9f2DIMiGVk

He recommends raising bar to "reason to believe"

IMO C22 needs to be killed and start over with many, many public consultations before any new legislation is written.

2026-May-05, SECU Meeting No. 36, 45th Parliament, 1st Session

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Videos from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Some of them are a bit long but worth watching since MSM has provided very little coverage of this life changing legislation.
Beware that the youtube user has a heavy CPC bias.

"Police power vs. Personal privacy: Ministers grilled over Canada's new surveillance bill"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q61HqCZSpEQ

"Is your data SAFE? Will Bill C-22 (Lawful Access) creates a 'backdoor' for hackers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPN6B0YKUk0

"In this May 7, 2025 hearing, Professor Leah West and Canada's top police chiefs clash over "Lawful Access." While police argue they need modern tools to rescue victims of human trafficking and stop cybercrime, privacy experts warn of 'treasure troves' for hackers and systemic vulnerabilities."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9jBkAEJywM

"Can they legally seize your data?
Why Canada's government wants to track your iPhone & Apple Watch"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eRN5Rznl-E

Police power vs. Personal privacy: Ministers grilled over Canada's new surveillance bill

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A great read from From 2026-3-19
"Is the Power to Preserve Everyone's Metadata Constitutional?"

Quote: "If the power to compel service providers to retain metadata does become law, and police make use of that data, persons accused of a crime will challenge the law. And when they do, it should be struck down."

https://www.robertdiab.ca/posts/metadata-c22/

People will begin to speculate with questions like: What if the real intent was just to get certain pieces of spy-gear into telcos and keep monitoring even if a charter challenge fails (classify it under national security)?

How many people will believe that it could be plausible?
Trust dies.

The people pushing C22 through are lawyers and should know that it would fail a charter challenge.
The libs are setting themselves up for a social media conspiracy thoery battle for the next election.
People will always remember when their charter rights are threatened.

I still remember a similar spy Bill C30 from 2012 and that was a mess.

Is the Power to Preserve Everyone’s Metadata Constitutional? | Robert Diab

How and why an order to preserve metadata violates our right to privacy under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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"Is Canada becoming an Orwellian surveillance state?"
Questions about Bill C22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ULoMu9Ec8

If the gov has nothing to hide then why does the minister not answer the questions?

Is Canada becoming an Orwellian surveillance state? 👁️ Minister dodges tough questions on Bill C-12

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