Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Parliament can’t fix the Minister’s rushed, confused and flawed Bill; full public consultation needed now..
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Online Harms Bill C-63 is a positive step forward
A more careful approach that must still be stress-tested.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Public Safety & Industry Ministers to testify on controversial Cybersecurity Bill C-26: Civil Liberties groups & experts available for comment
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Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Civil society: Bill S-210 “cannot be allowed to pass” in current form
Joint statement raises urgent concerns with age verification Bill S-210
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Advocates urge full public consultation on controversial AI legislation
Call comes after Industry Minister publishes 38-page package of proposed amendments midway through Committee hearings
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]New report by Citizen Lab finds serious Charter concerns with proposed federal cybersecurity legislation, Bill C-26
Civil liberties groups welcome call to make Bill C-26’s impact on equality, freedom of expression, and privacy a central consideration of Parliamentary committee study
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Advocates demand proper consideration for AI regulation
Canadians deserve to be protected from AI overreach, but Bill C-27’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act is not up to the task.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Civil liberties groups recommend fixes for controversial cybersecurity legislation ahead of detailed Commons scrutiny
The House of Commons Public Safety Committee is tasked with scrutinizing Bill C-26, which has been criticized for undermining privacy, judicial due process, and accountability.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Senate recommends political parties be subject to privacy law, and that controversial exemption be dropped from budget bill
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee emphasized electoral law amendments should be introduced in a separate bill to allow for thorough study.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 6:47 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Thousands protest government plan to exclude federal political parties from Canadian privacy laws
Sneaking permanent exemption into sprawling budget bill is “wholly inadequate and cynical”
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