OPP Commissioner, Public Safety Canada counter MP Lewis’ criticisms of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act

HALDIMAND — Haldimand-Norfolk MP Leslyn Lewis is raising rural privacy and infrastructure concerns over federal Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act – but not everyone agrees with her concerns. The bill is meant to give police and intelligence agencies faster and broader access to digital information held by electronic service providers (ESPs). Critics argue the bill significantly expands state surveillance…