HANSARD: How can government defend Bill C-2's violations of Canadian privacy?

Debates of June 18th, 2025
House of Commons Hansard #18 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session

Bill C-2
Strong Borders Act
Government Orders

3:45 p.m.

Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP

Mr. Speaker, Bill C-2 would give unprecedented powers, without judicial review or a warrant, to the RCMP or CSIS to access information or demand information from any service provider in the country. It does not matter if it is someone's doctor, dentist, landlord, bank or psychiatrist. It does not matter who it is. They can demand information about when someone went to see them and for how long they have seen them. This has nothing to do with border security.

How could the member possibly defend this violation of Canadians' privacy?

Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, MB
Liberal

Mr. Speaker, I think that within the legislation we will find that the need to share and have access to information between departments and between agencies is something that is in fact necessary. To imply that there is no sense of accountability, or that individuals' rights and privacy would be violated, is premature at best. I think the member should read the legislation more thoroughly and not necessarily buy into everything that the members of her caucus might be espousing at this point in time.

Give the legislation a chance. We look forward to the presentations that might be made.