Michael GeistOpinion

Why Mark Carney’s Antisemitism Speech Did Not Meet the Moment

For more than two and a half years, antisemitism in Canada has moved from the margins to a daily feature of Jewish life.
Michael GeistOpinion

The Phony Phone Book Analogy: How Liberal Cabinet Ministers and MPs are Misleading Canadians About the Privacy Risks of Bill C-22

Justice Minister Sean Fraser appeared earlier this week before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, relying on ...
Michael GeistOpinion

Apple on Bill C-22: “This Bill Allows the Government of Canada to Force Companies to Break Encryption by Inserting Backdoors into their Products”

The hearings into Bill C-22 continued yesterday with appearances from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Apple, Google, the ...
Michael Geist

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 270: Roundtable on the Bill C-22 Risks for Canadian Tech Companies Featuring VPN Services Tailscale and Windscribe

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 269: Inside the Bill C-22 Committee Hearing for the Case Against Government’s Lawful Access Plans The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 263: The Lawful Access Act Roundtable ...
Michael Geist

More Misinformation on Bill C-22 as the Government Struggles to Defend Its Lawful Access Plan

Two posts on Bill C-22 in a single day are not my typical approach, but the volume of misinformation coming from the government about the lawful access bill has made it hard to keep up. Earlier today, ...