Bill C-76

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Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Hi Paov, I have some good news for you: Canada’s ethics committee has just officially recommended that political parties be subject to privacy laws, based on the committee’s investigations into the Facebook data scandal.1

Their recommendation is a great... step towards fixing this, but there’s still a major hurdle ahead.

The new election reform bill currently being rushed through parliament does not make political parties subject to privacy legislation.2 And we’re running out of time to make sure the bill is reformed before being adopted.

That’s why I’m asking people across Canada to urgently message their MPs about this important issue.

Message your MP about privacy

Canada is one of the only Western democracies with no rules for how political parties treat private data. This makes us more vulnerable to outside influence of our elections, and reduces public trust in political parties.

That’s why so many privacy experts agree: political parties should follow the same privacy rules that they apply to companies.3

MPs will be debating this bill after the summer break, so let’s make sure they can’t ignore us and keep rules that favour themselves over the privacy of ordinary people in Canada.

Message your MP about privacy

Thank you for all you do,

Victoria with OpenMedia

PS Using our simple tool to message your MP should take less than 30 seconds. I’ve put in some sample text to get you started, as well as a few talking points if you’d like to customize your message.

Footnotes
[1] Apply privacy laws to Canadian political parties, committee recommends: The Star
[2] A federal bill to impose privacy obligations on political parties in Canada falls (way) short of the mark: Teresa Scassa
[3] Electoral reform bill lacks voter privacy detail: professor: iPolitics

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