Stop Bill C-2 from Surveilling Us

Bill C-2 was first introduced in May as an omnibus bill. It has faced criticism by multiple organizations:

• Electronic Frontier Foundation: Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
• OpenMedia: Bill C-2 FAQ: Explaining Canada’s Dangerous New Surveillance Law
• CBC, Catharine Tunney: Officials defend Liberal bill that would force hospitals, banks, hotels to hand over data
• The Canadian Bar Association: A big brother bill
• Tech Policy Press: Buried in a Border Bill, Canada Creates Major New Search Powers Over Private Data
• Dr. Michael Geist: Lawful Access on Steroids: Why Bill C-2’s Big Brother Tactics Combine Expansive Warrantless Disclosure with Unprecedented Secrecy

Many organizations have also criticized other aspects of the bill:

• Amnesty International Canada: Bill C-2, Canada’s new border bill, an attack on the human right to seek asylum
• Migrant Rights Network: Migrant Rights Network Condemns Bill C-2’s Anti-Refugee & Mass Deportation Provisions
• Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking: Bill C-2 Undermines Migrant Safety in Canada

There are a number of concerns that we as technologists have with regards to Bill C-2:

1. Loss of privacy from requiring electronic service providers to provide basic subscriber information to CSIS and law enforcement agencies without a warrant.
   • Creation of a new term, electronic service provider, which includes social media platforms, email providers, messaging services, gaming platforms, internet service providers, and more…
2. Reduction of oversight over CSIS and law enforcement agencies.

Take action now to stop Bill C-2!