Christopher McIntee

First it was Bill C-11 controlling what Canadians see online. Then Bill C-18 blocking and manipulating access to news. Now Bill C-22 takes the next step: surveillance and state control. Signal, the encrypted messaging app, says it would rather leave Canada than comply. Why? Because this bill reportedly gives government sweeping powers to force surveillance capabilities into private technology. Think about the pattern: C-11 → control the algorithms C-18 → control the news C-22 → access the devices themselves This is no longer about “safety” or “protecting Canadians.” It is about control. A government that froze bank accounts without court orders, shut off committee cameras, and faces hundreds of unresolved wrongdoing complaints now wants expanded access into your digital life. Canadians should be asking a very serious question: How much freedom are we prepared to surrender in the name of government “oversight”?

The Liberal agenda is collapsing before our very eyes. While the world’s largest economy shifts back toward energy, manufacturing, and common sense Canada keeps doubling down on carbon taxes, net zero fantasies, and economic self-destruction. The U.S. is building wealth. Canada is regulating itself into decline. At some point Canadians are going to ask a very simple question: Why are we sacrificing our prosperity for policies the rest of the world is already abandoning?

Canadians have become so docile & compliant that even information like this doesn’t make them blink. It’s sad. A move like this would normally see immense pressure against the Government. But in Canada it’s become meh. “Last week, the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees sent a letter to Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, highlighting their issues with the bill: “[I]f enacted, Bill C-22 would allow Canadian government officials to compel American companies to build backdoors into their encrypted systems, thereby introducing systemic vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers, foreign adversaries, and cybercriminals.”

The bill has run into fierce opposition from tech companies, civil liberties groups and law professors who say it would open the door to serious privacy infringements. globalnews.ca/news/11851363/…

‼️MAJOR BREAKING: This has exploded open! A NEW full list of tech companies speaking out against Carney's bill C-22, with many threatening to EXIT Canada entirely. Some are CANADIAN companies! 👇🏼👇🏼 Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp): Opposes Part 2, warning it could force backdoors or spyware installation. Testified before Parliament. The bill would “conscript private companies into service as an arm of the government surveillance apparatus.” Apple: publicly warned the bill could force encryption backdoors and undermine device security. Quote: “This legislation could allow the Canadian government to force companies to break encryption by inserting backdoors into their products—something Apple will never do.” Windscribe (Canadian VPN provider): Joins Signal and threatens to relocate its headquarters or follow suit. Quote: “We won’t be far behind if C-22 passes. In its current state, VPNs would almost certainly require us to log identifying user data. Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke: Vocal Canadian tech leader warning of broader economic damage. Quotes (on X): “C-22 is looking like a huge mistake. It worries me a great deal. There is so much nonsense in there that it may well end up dealing a death blow to Canadian tech viability.” Signal: VP Udbhav Tiwari said they would rather pull out of Canada entirely than compromise end-to-end encryption and privacy promises to users. NordVPN: Warned they would "remove our presence from Canadian jurisdiction" before complying, to protect their no-logs policy and encryption. The Chair of the the US House Judiciary Committee and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are now also investigating.

‼️ BREAKING Liberals are building a surveillance system that the US, Germany & EU have all explicitly rejected. The two countries that have this: CHINA & RUSSIA Carney wants surveillance on every Canadian. Not just suspects. Every call. Every text. Every location ping. Who you called. When. How long. Where you were. NO SUSPICION OR INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. Reconstructed into a complete map of your movements. No other Western democracy has powers this broad. The EU Court of Justice struck down an identical law as unconstitutional in 2014. Germany abandoned blanket retention entirely. Signal said they’d leave Canada rather than comply. Meta called it conscripting companies into “the government’s surveillance apparatus.” US Congress members wrote directly to Ottawa warning it compromises American citizens. Canada’s own Privacy Commissioner has zero oversight role in this bill. The EU was right to strike this down. It’s a violation of human rights.

🚨 LIBERALS’ BILL C-22 IS A FULL-ON ORWELLIAN SURVEILLANCE STATE — and they tried to hide it. In a bombshell Standing Committee on Public Safety hearing, Conservative MP Dane Lloyd just forced officials to admit the truth: Bill C-22 is NOT just about handing over your IP and contact info like “Gun Grab Gary” Anandasangaree claimed. Confirmed: The Public Safety Minister can secretly issue ministerial orders forcing tech companies to activate your devices’ microphones and let the government remotely eavesdrop inside your home — on nothing more than “reasonable grounds to suspect.” Even worse? Companies that advertise “your microphone can’t be turned on remotely” will be forced to lie to you because of gag orders and non-disclosure clauses. They’re building the infrastructure for warrantless home spying — straight out of a dystopian nightmare. This is the same Liberal government that wants your guns but demands total access to your living room conversations. Fire Minister Gary Anandasangaree.
Kill Bill C-22 before it kills your privacy. Canadians deserve better than a surveillance state. Watch the full committee exchange 👇 #cdnpoli #BillC22 #SurveillanceState #Privacy #LiberalOverreach #GunGrabGary #CanadaIsBroken

DISGUSTING. Canada only gets a pipeline if the Net Zero insiders and carbon-credit billionaires get paid first. No Pathways Project? No pipeline. So let me get this straight… Canada sits on one of the largest energy reserves on Earth, but we’re only allowed to develop it if Mark Carney profits from it? This isn’t environmentalism. It’s a toll booth.

Signal, the non-profit, encrypted-messaging app, just warned, it would rather leave Canada than comply with Bill C-22. Here’s what Bill C-22 actually does: ✅ Forces tech companies to build surveillance backdoors into their systems ✅ Mandates that every cell phone in Canada be trackable ✅ Allows the Minister of Public Safety to issue SECRET orders to turn your Amazon Alexa into a listening device ✅ Requires metadata retention for up to one year: who you called, when, and where you were No comparable Western nation has adopted surveillance powers this broad. Meta called it conscripting private companies into “the government’s surveillance apparatus.” The US wrote directly to the minister warning it compromises American citizens’ privacy. A lawyer told committee: “As written, the minister could issue a secret order to turn your smart TV into a listening device.” Imagine: this is the same government that froze bank accounts without a court order. The same government that turned off committee cameras. The same government with 638 unresolved wrongdoing complaints. Now wants inside your phone.

‼️MAJOR BREAKING: Carney's surveillance Bill C-22 comes under fire from Big Tech + US Government -Signal: "we will pull out of Canada" -Meta: "the bill will conscript private companies into service as an arm of the government’s surveillance apparatus" -Apple suggested it might withdraw some of its privacy services if Bill C-22 is passed as is -Jim Jordan, chair of the judiciary committee: "it will drastically expand Canada’s surveillance and data-access powers in ways that create significant cross-border risks to the security and data privacy of Americans."

@sircalebhammer We aren't... Our PM is notoriously full of shit. He'll say "we're building" then put a whole bunch of taxes/ net 0 enviro regulations in the way so no companies invest then a year later say "there is no demand so we didn't build". Standard lib playbook.

I beg Americans to stop falling for the anti modern infrastructure slopaganda from China. Even CANADA is building

If you read just one article today, I beg you to make it this one. It’s rare for Big Tech (Google, Apple, Meta) and civil liberties groups to be in complete agreement on something!

We need more of this.

Toronto's shelter system needs a third party audit.

Over regulation — especially as it applies to the environment — has cost Canada upwards of $1 trillion in lost investment since the Liberals came to office in 2015. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lorne-…

Opinion: Europe is flailing, so why would Canada hitch its wagon to the EU? theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Here is the most important number in this entire update and the one the government said the least about. Debt service costs: $54 billion this year. Projected to exceed $80 billion by 2030. The fastest-growing line item in the federal budget. Four years ago, interest on the debt consumed 6 cents of every tax dollar. By 2030, it will consume 13. Every one of those cents is money that does not go to hospitals, housing, or highways. It goes to bondholders. There is no credible plan in this document to arrest that trajectory.

This made Rosie shift uncomfortably in her seat. Coyne really creamed the liberals. It’s about time.

They stole close to a Billion even in Canadian Dollars thats a lot and Ben Myers is still a free man somehow

Mark Carney still tied to Brookfield the same firm accused of dodging $6B in taxes Pierre Poilievre drops the hammer: One year of Brookfield tax avoidance funds ZERO gas tax for Canadians ≈ $1,200 back in your pocket Mark Carney dodging taxes is costing you $1,200 BOOM 🤯