Justice Centre submission to Parliament proposes wide-ranging reforms to limit government overreach and restore democratic accountability

Our new submission calls on Parliament to defeat Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. This sweeping surveillance legislation would lower the legal threshold for identifying Canadians online, force providers to retain metadata for up to six months, and give government alarming new powers to access personal digital information.

Read our recommendations here:

Canada’s Parliament and Senate have enormous power to either protect freedom or erode it. As Parliament returns on September 21, 2026, and as the Senate returns on September 28, 2026, Canadians should expect their elected representatives to make freedom a priority.

This report identifies 18 areas where Canada’s elected and unelected officials can take concrete steps to restore constitutional freedoms, limit government overreach, strengthen democratic accountability, and allow Canadians to live their lives privately without state surveillance.

This paper spans some of the most critical issues facing Canada today: ---More...

Our new submission calls on Parliament to defeat Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. This sweeping surveillance legislation would lower the legal threshold for identifying Canadians online, force providers to retain metadata for up to six months, and give government alarming new…

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