Bill C-22 is facing opposition at home and abroad. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is now raising concerns about its implications for North American cybersecurity in a letter to the Trump administration: www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jon...

The ETHI committee just met and Liberal MP Fares Al Soud moved a motion for four meetings on AI and algorithmic pricing. The committee didn’t vote on it, but presumably it will be reintroduced at the next meeting.

Changing copyright could cut against Canada’s ambitions to grow our AI sector. In Banff earlier this year, the Ministers said the Copyright Act is already clear, suggesting there will be no legislative action and it could be left to the courts toronto.citynews.ca/2026/06/25/n...

Great to see Canadian tech champion Shopify speaking out on Bill C-22

"This is not how you build a (tech) ecosystem,” [Shopify's Michel Liboiron] said. “Weakening cybersecurity or allowing for these backdoor accesses sends a signal to the rest of the world” and creates a reputational hit for Canadian companies. financialpost.com/technology/s...

My statement on Bill C-22's disappointing amendments.

Last night the government shut down debate on Bill C-22 and pushed through their amendments. I spent the morning reviewing the changes. Here are my thoughts: progresschamber.org/news/bill-c-...

BREAKING: The government is moving to rush Bill C-22 through the House on an extraordinary timeline. www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...

1/ Spent some time going through Canada's new privacy bill (Bill C-36). At over 100 pages, there's a lot to unpack here. Here are a few initial observations, but I reserve the right to change my mind on any of this because it's a beast... 🧵

Toronto teens lay out what Canada's social media ban means for them and at-risk or vulnerable youth across the country www.thestar.com/news/gta/5-t...

Here’s my initial post on Digital Safety bill: government is taking a kitchen sink approach by throwing everything into Bill C-34 and leaving many key details to future regulations, many to be decided by a Commission that doesn’t exist yet. This will take years. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/ever...

Next week I’m joining a Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness virtual panel on cloud sovereignty and the path forward for Canada. With a brand new national AI strategy hot off the presses, there’ll be plenty to dig into. Learn more and RSVP here: itif.org/events/2026/...

This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

1/ The government wants Bill C-22 to be a debate about Big Tech hypocrisy -- but don't fall for it. It's actually a debate about Canadian sovereignty. 🧵 www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Great to see Canadian tech leader Shopify flagging concerns with Bill C-22’s overbroad scope. Important coverage in @thelogic.co on why lawful access powers need to be narrowed: thelogic.co/briefing/lib...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you care about digital sovereignty, you should be worried about Bill C-22. Great piece on why Ottawa needs to get this right: thewalrus.ca/trump-wants-...

Google is the latest tech company to warn that Bill C-22 could weaken Canada’s cybersecurity and put our sensitive personal information at risk. MPs still have a chance to fix this during clause-by-clause on June 2. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Canada’s C-22 bill is a surveillance overreach that paves the way to backdoor encrypted communications of users around the world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Canada’s intelligence watchdog warns that Bill C-22 fails to provide adequate oversight of the government’s proposed surveillance powers. NSIRA is calling for amendments and says the bill is out of step with Five Eyes partners on oversight. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

If you’re worried about foreign access to Canadians’ data, you should also be worried about Bill C-22 creating new doors for hackers and adversaries to exploit. My latest for the @hilltimes.com: www.hilltimes.com/2026/04/23/h...

My new op-ed in the @hilltimes.com: Bill C-22 still raises serious concerns for #encryption and Canada’s cyber defences. The government should use its majority to fix the bill, not rush it through. www.hilltimes.com/2026/04/23/h...

Great to see Minister @evansolomon.bsky.social advancing AI adoption in the federal public service, and doing it with a cool Canadian company like @cohere.com

Carney’s majority could let them fast-track Bill C-22 despite warnings it may create backdoors and weaken encryption. Now they need to prove Canadians can trust their majority by fixing the bill, not rushing it through.

My post on the biggest privacy/security risk in Bill C-22: lawful access rules mandating expansive surveillance-capability requirements for digital providers. Orders must be kept secret with little clarity on safeguards against systemic vulnerabilities. bsky.app/profile/mgei...

1/ Three months into Australia’s social media ban, the eSafety Commissioner has released new data that sheds light on the effectiveness of the policy. www.esafety.gov.au/research/und...

Great to see YouTube rolling out new safety features for kids and families in Canada 🇨🇦 including time limits for short-form content and new priorities for content recommendation. Details here: blog.google/intl/en-ca/c...

Looking past the headlines, @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social data tells a more complicated story on social media bans: most people say parents – not governments – should decide how teens use social media. angusreid.org/social-media...

If the Liberals sweep the April 13 by-elections, they’ll have the magic number of seats needed to take control of committees and push bills through quickly www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

As a parent myself I understand the anxiety here. But bans won't make the internet safer for kids, they actually give platforms a free pass. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Great piece on how Bill C-22 – as drafted – threatens encryption and opens the door to unauthorized foreign surveillance. www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

"The provisions are ultimately going to be struck down, and that doesn’t help law enforcement or privacy. I mean, that really doesn’t help anyone." @mgeist.bsky.social on Bill C-22. ottawacitizen.com/news/bill-c-...

Lawful access is back with concerns on access to subscriber information, metadata retention, and network surveillance. Two of Canada’s leading experts - @privacylawyer.ca and @robertdiab.bsky.social - join Law Bytes podcast for a roundtable discussion on the bill. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/the-...

Bill C-22 is getting the spotlight on surveillance but it’s not the only bill expanding government power. nationalpost.com/opinion/john...

Great piece from CBA National Magazine on Bill C-22 and its implications for telecom and tech companies. Flags serious concerns about mandated surveillance infrastructure for law enforcement access. Worth a read👇 nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Experts warn the government’s new lawful access bill could weaken encryption and open the door to unauthorized surveillance of Canadians. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

I agree with @mgeist.bsky.social. As I said yesterday, Minister Anandasangaree deserves credit for improving the access to data provisions in Part 1 of Bill C-22. But the revised Part 2 could still enable encryption backdoors and unauthorized spying. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/a-ta...

I agree with Michael's assessment here: Part 1 of C-22 is much improved, but Part 2 (the Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act) is deeply, deeply problematic and Canadians should be very concerned.

Social media bans and app store age checks won’t protect kids online. This piece explains why they’re the wrong solution. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

“This revised bill falls short of protecting Canadians from weakened encryption and unauthorized spying,” - @joshtabish.bsky.social Read our full statement here: progresschamber.org/news/governm...

My statement for @progresschamber.org on the government’s revised lawful access package, Bill C-22 progresschamber.org/news/governm...

Canada's Public Safety Minister released minor revisions to the government’s controversial lawful access measures today. Last year’s bill was shelved after drawing heavy pushback from privacy groups and the public. (1/4)

NEW: The Public Safety Minister’s revamped lawful access bill is on the notice paper for tomorrow www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...

Your regular reminder that Meta wants Apple & Google to verify ages at app stores – a move that shifts responsibility away from platforms (that actually deliver content and experiences) and creates serious privacy and security risks in the process.

The #CRTC’s Chair hints the door is open to raising the 5% base contribution from streamers. Reminder: most of that money flows into funds that foreign streamers can’t access. The levy doesn’t “level the playing field” as some claim. www.thewirereport.ca/2026/03/06/q...

The government is exploring standalone legislation to regulate AI chatbots, according to a letter sent to the online harms advisory panel and obtained by @thelogic.co. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

“We don’t have enough evidence right now of age verification being effective, and we also don’t have enough assessment of the broader consequences that it might have..." thelogic.co/news/canada-...

Law enforcement is pressuring the government to pass a controversial lawful access regime. The minister is considering narrowing who counts as an “online service provider,” after criticism the definition could apply to almost anyone with an online presence www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

Citing earlier pushback to mandatory monitoring and reporting proposals, @mgeist.bsky.social outlines why folding AI chatbots into the government’s most recent Online Harms framework could repeat many of the same policy pitfalls www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/why-...

Canada’s leading digital literacy organization, @mediasmarts.bsky.social, calls on the federal government to create a National Digital Media Literacy Strategy to help protect Canadians from online harms and strengthen digital resilience. Read their open letter: mediasmarts.ca/about-us/pre...

"It’s incredibly delicate for both the government and the companies, because there’s only so much that the government could set down in law that would be appropriate" Important, nuanced reporting from @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/regulat...