Legal entity

Bill C-22

legislation

Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, regulation. Government of Canada is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.6 for the same window.

Last mentioned: Mar 15, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · Bill C-22

1 story
8 avg impact
0% positive
100% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about Bill C-22

Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, regulation. Government of Canada is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.6 for the same window. The 8 average consequence score is above the beat benchmark of 6.8 in the same window. Bill C-22 appears in 1 tracked Legal story from March 15, 2026.

Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
2

Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 23 Legal stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Bill C-22. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. Earliest Implementation

    Projected date for the bill to receive Royal Assent if it passes all stages.

  2. Projected Second Reading

    Parliamentary debate on the principle of the bill and referral to committee.

  3. Expert Critique

    Privacy expert Michael Geist publishes a detailed analysis of 'backdoor' surveillance risks.

  4. First Reading

    Bill C-22 is introduced in the House of Commons, detailing metadata retention requirements.

Stories mentioning Bill C-22 1

Regulation Strongly negative

Canada’s Bill C-22: A New Era of Mass Metadata Surveillance and Lawful Access

The Canadian government has introduced Bill C-22, a controversial piece of legislation that mandates the mass collection and retention of metadata by telecommunications providers. The bill marks a significant return to 'lawful access' debates, potentially granting law enforcement agencies expanded powers to access subscriber data without traditional warrants.

2 sources

Source: michaelgeist.ca · Hacker News

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