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During question period on public safety, members debated Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, 2026, which would update police and security agencies’ powers to obtain digital data during investigations and create a framework for accessing information held by electronic service providers. Conservatives said the government had broken a promise to work collaboratively on the bill, argued it goes too far in expanding surveillance, and proposed passing the parts dealing with police tools while studying Part 2 separately. Liberals responded that the bill was comprehensive, had involved consultation with stakeholders including law enforcement, that Parts 1 and 2 go together and cannot be split, and said modern tools are needed to fight terrorism and organized crime, accusing the Conservatives of slowing the bill in committee.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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