{"id":255552,"date":"2026-05-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/conservatives-look-to-limit-government-powers-in-liberals-controversial-lawful-access-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:10:34","slug":"conservatives-look-to-limit-government-powers-in-liberals-controversial-lawful-access-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/conservatives-look-to-limit-government-powers-in-liberals-controversial-lawful-access-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives look to limit government powers in Liberals’ controversial lawful access bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservatives look to limit government powers in Liberals’ controversial lawful access bill<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-26 04:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Conservatives say they’ll push to amend the Liberals’ controversial lawful access bill, which would force tech companies to adjust their systems to aid police and security investigations, amid fears the bill is encroaching on Canadians’ privacy and putting cybersecurity at risk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I think you can be sure that we’re going to be putting forward some very strong amendments to limit government power, and to ensure that we protect the privacy of Canadians,” Alberta MP Dane Lloyd, one of the Conservative members of the standing committee on public safety and national security, said on Monday.<\/p>\n

“There’s a lot of distrust and a lot of fear of government overreach and so we need to make sure that we hold this government accountable.”<\/p>\n

Members of the committee, which has been studying Bill C-22, are meeting for a marathon meeting Tuesday afternoon to hear from witnesses, including the privacy commissioner, Apple, Google and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. It’s the last scheduled hearing before the committee considers amendments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The government has argued it lags behind its Five Eyes intelligence partners by not having an updated lawful access regime to help law enforcement and intelligence services access digital information during investigations.<\/p>\n

Bill C-22 would require electronic service providers to adapt their systems to make it easier to hand over requested information to security and intelligence officials, provided they have a warrant. The bill would also require core providers to retain metadata for up to one year.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The government has said it will define who is considered an electronic service provider when it drafts its regulations, but it’s widely assumed to include telecommunication, technology and social media companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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