Proton VPN kritisiert Gesetzentwurf C-22, während Ottawa Kanadier auf komische Weise dazu auffordert, VPNs zu nutzen

If there was ever a reason for a mass protest It’s probably this, honestly. The impression I get is that it’s going forward no matter how much it hollows out the country. They’re already assessing the polling numbers to see how much of a hit it’ll be to them.

I’ve been frustrated by Canadian government strategies before, but I’ve never been frightened by one, and that alone is enough for me to want to push back in a real way.

We have digital watchdogs and constitutional rights groups protesting it daily, how is that not a sign that this isn’t what it seems, for real.

Bad for terrorists, no difference for the average person?

There is a house of commons petition against this in process of approval, it’d be cool if you guys signed it once it comes up

Beyond that,

Here is the text of the bill:

https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-22/first-reading

It’s under review by the following committee:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/SECU?parl=45&session=1

If you’ve done your reading and you have an informed opinion then you might want to tell them. Their opinion likely matters more directly than your own MP’s

Recommend reading security and privacy experts‘ opinions before voicing your own to an MP or committee member, it helps pinpoint everything that’s wrong with this bill

Just learned about this bill. Mmm more surveillance.

This why liberal govt wanted a majority to spy on us ?

Hot take, but where is the contradiction on VPNs? It sounds like the govt is encouraging VPNs as a security best practice (true) while advancing reforms that support criminal and national security investigations when authorized by law (valid and important objectives).

The privacy vs. security debate is all about tradeoffs. The govt has done a very bad job explaining the security side of the debate. I would invite folks to consider the [recent conclusions](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-rcmp-lawful-access-nsicop-1.7640075) of the [NSICOP report on lawful access](https://nsicop-cpsnr.ca/reports/rp-2025-09-15-sr/250915_NSICOP_Lawful_access_report.pdf):
>While noting legitimate privacy concerns, the report found organizations like the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and RCMP are hindered because they do not have the tools, policies and authorities in place to legally access communications during investigations.