Conservatives cry foul after government signals move to speed up ‘lawful access’ bill
The government says the bill would give police and CSIS faster access to digital data, while Conservatives warn the review limits cut scrutiny.
- On Tuesday, the federal government moved to curb debate on Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, aiming to pass the legislation through the House of Commons before Parliament's summer break.
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree accused Conservatives of stalling committee study, while Conservative MP Frank Caputo countered that his party needs more time because expert briefings were not translated on time.
- Bill C-22 requires service providers to grant surveillance capabilities to police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, prompting critics like Tamir Israel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to warn of severe privacy erosion.
- A committee meeting is scheduled today from 3:30 p.m. until midnight to expedite consideration, with Anandasangaree remaining open to amendments including reducing data retention timeframes to less than one year.
- Having been retabled less than three months ago, the bill's rapid movement through Parliament suggests a broken legislative process that critics argue fails to serve the Canadian public.
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Conservatives blast Liberals for trying to 'ram' controversial lawful access bill through House
Conservative MPs are taking issue with the way the Liberal government is trying to push its controversial lawful access legislation through the House of Commons before MPs break for the summer.
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Conservatives cry foul after government signals move to speed up 'lawful access' bill
The Conservatives are accusing the federal government of trying to ram through a bill to help police and spies after the Liberals warned they would take steps to speed up committee scrutiny of the legislation.
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OTTAWA - The Conservatives are accusing the federal government of trying to ram through a bill to help police and spies after the Liberals warned they would take steps to
Liberals Seek to Expedite Passage of Lawful Access Bill
The federal government is planning to quickly push its lawful access bill through the House of Commons with a motion that curtails committee review and debates. The government placed a motion on the June 16 Notice Paper to limit the public safety committee’s meeting later in the day to just 30 minutes for clause-by-clause review of Bill C-22. The committee will then vote on the remaining amendments without “further debate.” Bill C-22 would allow…
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