Conservative-dominated Senate passes controversial Bill C-36, Consumer Product Safety Bill

Liberal Sen. Joseph Day and other critics have objected to a provision in the bill to provide personal and commercial information gained in investigations to other parties, including competing businesses, without a requirement to first inform the individual or company where the information was seized, or to confirm that the information is accurate.

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s unelected Tory-dominated Senate passed the contentious Bill C-36, the Consumer Safety Bill on Monday night, but gov...

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