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Author: Sean Boynton
Publication Date: May 21, 2026 - 06:00
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Your metadata may be kept for a year under lawful access bill. What to know
May 21, 2026
While officials insist the bill wouldn't allow police to read your emails, and could only access the metadata with a warrant, experts warn the retention policy alone is concerning.
T his month, the federal government is rushing surveillance law reform through parliamentary study, with committee hearings on Bill C-22 slated to conclude before the end of May. The legislation—called the Lawful Access Act—would give Ottawa broad new powers to compel technology providers to build surveillance tools into their systems.
Its scope could mean requiring companies to install spy tools into mobile devices, social media and messaging apps, cloud-storage services, video game platforms, smart home devices, live video camera networks, or health and fitness trackers—to name a few...
May 25, 2026 - 06:31 | Kate Robertson | Walrus
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May 25, 2026 - 06:30 | Renée Pellerin | Walrus
Good morning. One of Canada’s largest construction unions is back in the spotlight after both its top official and his wife, who was also a senior union official, resigned. More on that below, along with a meeting in Western Canada and negotiations in the Middle East. Let’s get to it.
May 25, 2026 - 06:16 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail



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