Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Alberta’s massive voter data breach is just the beginning
Privacy breach that affects 2.9 million Albertans just a start unless Parliament apply privacy rules to political parties
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Civil Society to Parliament: Kill Bill C-22
More than 25 leading rights and privacy organizations and experts call for full withdrawal of the Lawful Access Act, warning it would be "the most expansive invasion of Canadian privacy rights in modern history"
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Government brings back Cybersecurity Bill without fixing dangerous loophole that leaves Canadian networks vulnerable to attack
MPs will debate Bill C-8 today including a controversial “spy clause”, despite warnings from experts and civil society groups
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Over 300 Organizations Unite to Demand Complete Withdrawal of Bill C-2
Diverse coalitions warn "Strong Borders Act" threatens human rights, refugee and migrant rights, and privacy of all residents of Canada
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]BCCLA and OpenMedia React: Bill S-210 leaving committee stage without adequate study
Moved forward with no witnesses or amendments, Bill-S210 is not fit for service
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Open letter calls on federal parties to accept BC privacy ruling, amend federal law
Nearly 40 experts urge federal parties to end their privacy law impunity
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]New privacy legislation repeats past mistakes
Bill C-27 leaves the privacy of people in Canada at risk
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:56 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Canada must take on the data economy
The wild west for third-party data brokers must come to an end.
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