Many of the undersea cables carrying the world’s internet traffic route through the U.K., which makes it inevitable that communications originating in Canada are frequently caught up in U.K. mass surveillance activities. Further, Canada is a participant in intelligence sharing activities with the U.K., the U.S. and others as a member of the Five Eyes Intelligence alliance. Not only are Canadians affected by the problem of mass surveillance, but we need to pay attention to this ruling at home.

Urge your MPP to vote against the Ontario government’s proposed usage of the notwithstanding clause. By misusing an otherwise legitimate constitutional tool, Queen’s Park invites chaos that destabilizes the governance of Canada’s largest city. The better way is to respect the rule of law, including the role that judges play in limiting the breach of our rights and freedoms. Tell your MPP now that they need to rise to the occasion and defend our fundamental freedoms.

The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNDA), or Bill S-201, passed into law on May 4th 2017. The bill, along with amendments in the Canadian Labour Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act, prohibits companies and employers from requiring genetic testing or the results of genetic tests.

There is a lot of outrage, blame, and more than a few “I told you so’s” circulating this week about Facebook. News that Cambridge Analytica acquired and used data on 50 million Facebook users to deliberately manipulate millions more has people angry and afraid. What happened? A researcher, Aleksandr Kogan, paid some users a small […]