It doesn't matter what this bill does or doesn't do or who is for or against. It ultimately is an form of governmental power creep into everyday Canadian lives. We know that one can gather a good amount of information based on meta data alone.

If the police can demand meta data nilly-willy because of 'suspected' anything, then this is ripe for abuse - the language in the bill is too vague and encompasses too much. That is the problem with this bill. Just because the U.S. already 'does it' because Canadians use U.S. based services is a bad faith argument because that is just where the cards have landed (for better or worse). But it does not have to be so.

It doesn't require a lot to qualify to be a police officer. Remember the freedumb convoy and how the federal government had to use emergency powers - gee, I wonder why? Now think again of what type of people enter the police force - you think giving them this kind of power is a good idea?

Did everyone also forget that this government has already started to encroach on personal privacy by allowing your parcel to be opened in transit?

So over the development of the internet, what changed? If this is truly about illegal activity (they often like to say drugs, CSAM, firearms) and giving law enforcement better ways of gathering info to stop it - we aren't getting to the root of the problem. Ask yourself why people turn to drugs. Ask yourself why people turn to CSAM (it's a mental illness that needs to be addressed). Ask yourself why people need firearms. This bill is nothing but a power grab and does nothing to resolve the root problem.

The only thing I smell from this bill is the fear of boomers. Afraid of losing control.