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Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)

Dec/1/22 12:20:23 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-26

Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Windsor West for all his hard work on this. Definitely, when it comes to protecting Canadians, he is the right person to do it. I wonder if he would expand on clause 15.2 with respect to no general oversight and what the risk is to Canadians if that is not in place.

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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22

Ms. Marilyn Gladu

Dec/1/22 1:56:45 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-26

Madam Speaker, I have no problem clarifying. Several of the places I went into were following provincial orders, to be clear, and they were to record who showed up and whether or not they were vaccinated. That is what was done, and that is against PIPA and PIPEDA. I will turn to the government's record on protecting us in terms of cybersecurity, and talk about Huawei. In 2018, our Five Eyes partners were concerned about Huawei's connection to the Chinese communist government, and they were not going to allow Huawei into their networks. However, the Canadian government delayed a decision for four years. The Liberals waited until 2022 to ban Huawei. Why did they do that? It was so Bell and TELUS could implement Huawei technology, 4G technology, across the country. That is hardly a protection from a cybersecurity point of view, and it again speaks to why Canadians have lost trust in the government. However, I will support the bill to go to committee. I have said that we need to do something for cybersecurity, and I have outlined what I think we need to do. I do not think we can leave these huge gaps that have been cited by numerous institutions. The University of Toronto has written letters to the government, talking about what is wrong with the bill and what it would like to see. If members have not seen the report it did with the Munk School, called “Cybersecurity Will Not Thrive in Darkness”, there are a number of recommendations in the report that talk about what needs to be done to Bill C-26 to fix it. I would encourage the government to look at that, and I would expect it to become the substance of amendments that would be brought at committee. Also, we should look at what the constitutional and civil liberties lawyers are saying. They are very concerned about the parts of the bill that would surveil Canadians, so I think we need to make sure we listen to what they have to say. They have written an open letter to the government, and I would recommend that the government take a look at that as well. Finally, on accountability, due process and public regulation, there is potential for abuse. I would encourage the government to take a look. I look forward to more discussion at committee.

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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22

Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Dec/1/22 2:20:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with violent crime up 32%, we would think that the government would invest in border security, in the police, or that it would make other investments to protect Canadians, but no, instead it wants to ban hunting rifles. An academic expert said yesterday that the ban will cost another billion dollars, money that could have been spent protecting our borders and stopping street gangs. Why not use the money to protect the public instead of targeting hunters?

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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22

Mr. Ryan Turnbull

Dec/1/22 4:01:47 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-26

Madam Speaker, as I am not sure of the specific details the member opposite is referring to in her question, I would have to say, in good faith, that I will get back to her on that after doing a bit more research on why that decision was made. What I can tell her is that the key provisions in this act really do further the overall objectives of protecting our critical infrastructure. It specifically adds to the Telecommunications Act the objective of the “promotion of the security of the Canadian telecommunications system as an objective of the Canadian telecommunications policy and to”—

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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia

Dec/1/22 5:16:13 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-26

Madam Speaker, I dare to believe and hope that a publicly owned corporation as big as Hydro-Québec has the resources to protect itself properly. Obviously, it provides a critical service. I think I said that in my speech. We hope that this bill will also serve as a model for other levels of government. I think that, just like protecting the environment, cybersecurity is a team effort. We have to work with partners in other governments to come up with a solution that is watertight, well aligned and effective.

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