Minister Anandasangaree debuts lawful access bill

The Carney government's first attempt at these laws, in Bill C-2, caused a backlash from civil liberty and privacy activists, some legal experts, and opposition politicians, and the new bill addresses some of the complaints.

Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree tabled his lawful access bill, Bill C-22, in the House of Commons on March 12.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

March 13, 2026

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is presenting the Carney government’s second attempt at “lawful access” reforms to give police and intelligence agents a quicker and easier way to access Canadians’ electronic data legally.

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