VPN companies will leave Canada. The government will force companies to retain your data for one year

The legal threshold for police access to your data will be lowered. Meanwhile, the federal government is cancelling all debate on Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, in order to pass this legislation before Parliament adjourns on Friday, June 19. Now, more than ever before, Canadians who care about privacy must urge their Members of Parliament to defeat Bill C-22. This is a critical moment in our history: will Canada be a free nation or a surveillance state? Canadians have defeated "lawful access" legislation before, and we must do so again.

VPN companies will leave Canada. The government will force companies to retain your data for one year. The legal threshold for police access to your data will be lowered. Meanwhile, the federal government is cancelling all debate on Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, in order to… https://t.co/WYtQXM8EfU

— Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (@JCCFCanada)June 16, 2026

All amendments to Bill C-22 would be kept secret and voted on without debate.

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