Bill S-210

[Dr Strangelove]

https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewe ... ce/page-11
The legislation enacts new privacy protections while amending PIPEDA and is described as having a completely different structure from the previous unsuccessful reform efforts such as Bill C-27. The bill targets businesses' data practices but excludes government and political parties from its scope.

[Dr Strangelove]

’ll be working on a post to unpack the key elements of Bill C-36, but the big story is the stripping of the Privacy Commissioner's powers over private-sector privacy law after 25+ years. The Digital Safety Commission (now Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission of Canada) will now be responsible for both regulating online speech and content moderation across the country's largest platforms and overseeing how every organization in Canada collects, uses, and discloses personal information. There is no precedent in Canada for this kind of digital super-regulator.

I apparently understated the power of the Commission. The new privacy bill strips the Privacy Commissioner of Canada of private-sector authority, transferring it to a newly constituted Commissioner who is a government appointed member of the Commission, now called the Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission with a new Privacy and Consumer Data Commissioner. Full digital regulator in Canada.

[Dr Strangelove]

Right to Deletion: Canadians will have the legal right to demand that private companies delete their personal data if it is being misused, such as in the creation of unauthorized deepfakes or synthetic imagery (1:36-2:11).
Regulatory Enforcement: The government is establishing a new, robust, and independent regulator, the Digital Safety Commission. This body will have the authority to enforce compliance and impose penalties on companies that fail to protect user privacy (2:11-2:31, 4:30-4:55).
Surveillance Pricing: The bill aims to curb "inappropriate surveillance pricing," where companies use consumer data to adjust costs unfairly. While the term isn't explicitly defined in the bill to allow for legitimate rewards programs, the regulator will be tasked with providing clear guidance and enforcement to stop price gouging (3:55-5:44).
Safe Social Media Act: The discussion also touches on the Safe Social Media Act, which aims to regulate AI chatbots and place rigorous duties on tech companies to protect children, including requirements for transparency and specific safety protocols (6:58-9:19).
Minister's Outlook:
Minister Solomon explains that while the implementation of the regulator and the full force of the new laws may take roughly two years, current privacy laws like PIPEDA remain in effect to protect Canadians in the interim (4:20-4:27, 5:46-6:04).

[Dr Strangelove]

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/can ... ommission/

[Dr Strangelove]

They’re sounding massive alarms, warning that it could:

- force companies to keep metadata for up to a year, making a vast trove of personal information vulnerable to leaks and hacks

- make encryption meaningless by creating backdoors in software that allow police and gov. agencies to scoop up our personal data and messages

- give US police and spy agencies direct access to Canadians’ personal data without warning or oversight

So what is the Carney government doing? Ramming C-22 through in the dying hours of the session.

Meanwhile, Minister Solomon offers a retail sales pitch for potential powers of a new regulator that won’t even exist for at least 18 months.

Instead of just banning surveillance pricing and protecting us from other forms of digital spying and extraction.

Bill C-22 is a disaster and should be withdrawn.

[al_keda]

Right ideas, wrong execution.

Collection of personal information should just be banned without express consent, like in the EU. That solves all the issues.

[Dr Strangelove]

^^ This.

Back doors on end to end just makes criminals more secure and and silo of personal information only becomes a target for hackers. Financial intuitions DO NOT SCREW AROUND WITH DATA FOR A REASON.

[Dr Strangelove]

Governance and Trust: A major concern raised is the government's use of its majority to force controversial legislation through the House without sufficient debate or study, which critics argue undermines public trust.
Economic Reality: The government must navigate worsening federal finances while managing demands for increased defense spending.
3. The Question Period Controversy (17:13 - 22:49)
The panel addressed the Conservative party's criticism of Prime Minister Carney for frequently missing Question Period. While the Liberals defend his schedule, opponents argue that his absence signals a lack of respect for parliamentary institutions and accountability. The panel agreed that while the public may not be deeply focused on the mechanics of the House, the symbolic failure to attend diminishes a key mechanism of democratic oversight.
Trust from the public is not a commodity that can be regained once abused

[Dr Strangelove]

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/sof ... to-matter/