The Liberals have adopted a strong stand against warrantless disclosure of personal information under lawful access, a notable shift in position from its previous support for lawful access reforms.
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Lawful Access
What’s the Justification for Warrantless Access to Customer Information?
David Fraser has a great post on lawful access and the government’s inability to “come up with a shred of a justification” for mandatory disclosure of personal information under lawful access.
Ontario Privacy Commissioner Cavoukian on Lawful Access
Ontario Privacy Commission Ann Cavoukian has written an important op-ed adding her voice to the critics of lawful access plans, arguing that “lawful access” is a misleading term for a system of expanded surveillance.
Why Lawful Access Legislation Should Not Be Allowed to Pass
David Fraser on why a recent revelation from UK provides yet further evidence that lawful access in its last form should not be allowed to pass.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada on Lawful Access: Deep Concerns
Despite repeated calls, no systematic case has yet been made to justify the extent of the new investigative capabilities that would have been created by the bills. Canadian authorities have yet to provide the public with evidence to suggest that CSIS or Canadian police cannot perform their duties under the current regime. One-off cases and isolated incidents should not prove the rule, nor should exigent or emergency circumstances, for which there are already Criminal Code provisions.
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Why Bill C-2 Faces a Likely Constitutional Challenge By Placing Solicitor-Client Privilege at Risk 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 237: A Conversation with Jason Woywada of BCFIPA on Political Party Privacy and Bill C-4 
Lawful Access on Steroids: Why Bill C-2’s Big Brother Tactics Combine Expansive Warrantless Disclosure with Unprecedented Secrecy 
Government Reverses on Privacy and the Charter: Department of Justice Analysis Concludes Political Party Privacy Bill Raises No Charter of Rights Effects
