00:30:53.000It allows the government to compel telecom providers to hand over data, implement surveillance measures, and even weaken encryption standards.
00:31:00.880So it's a sweeping grab, granting Ottawa powers to watch, control, and manipulate the online world.
00:31:05.540powers that were previously unimaginable in a free society.
00:31:09.340And let's not forget the hypocrisy here.
00:31:11.340Not long ago, the Liberal government repeatedly defended Internet access as a human right.
00:31:15.740Canada was a founding member of the Freedom Online Coalition,
00:31:18.660signing joint statements against state control over the Internet.
00:31:21.920Back in 2019, Ottawa condemned governments who suppressed online civic spaces
00:31:25.860by obstructing free expression and peaceful assembly.
00:31:28.760Just three years ago, the Liberals affirmed that rights and freedoms offline