Dangerous and deliberate government-imposed ‘solutions’ reduce public access to info and privacy

Federal proposals may look good to insiders as efficiency measures, but they’re ultimate going to enable more privacy invasions and more secrecy.

Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller tabled Bill C-34, which would establish the Digital Safety Commission of Canada, on June 10.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

July 13, 2026

OTTAWA—The federal government is showing in four ways just how good it is at inflicting politically endorsed bureaucratic solutions to further the deterioration of access to information and privacy protection legislation.

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