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Ottawa to introduce privacy, clean drinking water legislation this week
The privacy bill would be the Liberal government’s third attempt to update private-sector rules and add protections for children’s data, officials said.
- On Monday, the Liberal government announced it will introduce two major bills in the final days of the Parliamentary sitting, focusing on privacy reform and ensuring First Nations have access to clean drinking water.
- This marks the Liberal government's third attempt to update the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act after bills in 2020 and 2023 failed to become law, with the previous effort stalling when a federal election was called.
- Specific provisions will protect children's data and restrict how Canadians' data can be used for surveillance pricing, while separate legislation addresses water and wastewater infrastructure on First Nation lands.
- Privacy commissioner reports show Grok AI violated Canadian laws by generating 6K sexual deepfakes per hour, underscoring the urgency behind the government's data protection measures and pending reforms.
- Success in passing both bills would mark the first modernization of Canada's private-sector privacy framework in years after two previous legislative failures, addressing digital rights and infrastructure equity simultaneously.
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Ottawa introduces privacy bill covering children's data, right to request deletion
Proposed federal legislation would recognize privacy as a fundamental right of all Canadians and set higher standards for organizations when they manage children's data.
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New First Nations water bill drops mention of ‘right’ to clean water access
A new First Nations clean water bill set to be introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government removes a provision in a previous bill that would have recognized First Nations have a human right to clean drinking water. The Canadian Press has obtained a draft of the bill labelled “for consultation until June 11, 2026.” It’s not clear if any changes were made since the consultation period ended. The legislation is expected to be introduced i…
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