In an era when personal data has become the most valuable commodity on Earth, Canadians are right to be wary of any legislation that expands the power of institutions to collect, store, or exploit it.
Bill C-2, currently before Parliament, has been framed by its supporters as a necessary modernization of data handling rules. But critics argue that its deeper implications are far more troubling. They contend that the bill undermines democratic principles, weakens individual autonomy, and opens the door to the very surveillance structures that free societies have long warned against.
Critics argue that the bill’s structure and intent could push Canada toward the kind of surveillance architecture that democratic societies have historically resisted – the very future George Orwell warned about in 1984.
