Government Enacts Political Party Anti-Privacy Rules With Bill C-4 Royal Assen

[Dr Strangelove]

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/gov ... c-4-royal-

-Canadian government's rapid royal assent Bill C-4 on March 13, 2026, Part 4 exempts federal political parties from provincial privacy laws, enabling unchecked personal data collection from voters.
- The bill erodes privacy protections without debate, applying retroactively over 26 years.
- Cross-party consensus among Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP supported rejecting Senate amendments for safeguards, prioritizing electoral data use over privacy, as evidenced by parliamentary records and expert analyses from groups like the CCLA.

[al_keda]

If only we had a Charter right to privacy or something.