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During Question Period on the subject of privacy, the Bloc Québécois criticized the government for limiting debate on Bill C-22, a bill that would make it easier for police to obtain data and subscriber information from telecommunications companies. The member argued the bill intrudes on privacy by requiring companies to collect and hand over citizens’ personal data. A Liberal member responded by saying the government would not apologize for moving quickly on its priorities, citing agreements with Quebec on infrastructure and public transit. Most of that response dealt with the government’s broader record rather than the privacy bill itself.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Claude DeBellefeuille

Bloc Québécois
“The government should not shut down debate on this bill. The bill invades people's privacy by forcing phone companies to track people and give their personal data to the police.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, shutting down debate on Bill C-22 is an abuse of power. Everyone agrees that an overhaul is needed of this bill, which makes it easier to spy on people intrudes on their privacy. It forces companies to collect data on citizens and hand it over to the police. It forces telecommunications companies to track people at all times, without their consent. Basically, the federal government wants to create a backdoor into all of our phones. How can the government quash debate in order to rush through a bill that goes this far?

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