# House of Commons

Type: organization

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## Timeline

- **2028**: Regulator Expected to Become Operational — If the bill is approved, the new digital safety regulator is projected to be fully set up within 18 months, around early 2028.
- **2026-09-11**: Bill returns to House of Commons — The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill begins the legislative process again with a fresh Commons vote.
- **2026-09-04**: Edwards declares confidence — In a Press Association interview, Bill sponsor Lauren Edwards said she is 'confident' of passage and 'not seeing big amounts of switchers' among MPs.
- **2026-09-01**: Earliest Implementation — Projected date for the bill to receive Royal Assent if it passes all stages.
- **2026-06**: Bill C-34 Introduced — The federal government introduces Bill C-34 in the House of Commons, aiming to regulate AI chatbots with safety duties and a new digital safety regulator.
- **2026-04-20**: Projected Second Reading — Parliamentary debate on the principle of the bill and referral to committee.
- **2026-04**: Bill falls in House of Lords — The Bill was effectively 'talked out' and ran out of time before Parliament was prorogued in April 2026, ending its previous legislative journey without becoming law.
- **2026-03-16**: Expert Critique — Privacy expert Michael Geist publishes a detailed analysis of 'backdoor' surveillance risks.
- **2026-03-15**: First Reading — Bill C-22 is introduced in the House of Commons, detailing metadata retention requirements.
- **2025**: Second Commons vote narrows majority — The Bill passed a second House of Commons vote but the majority fell to 23, down from 55 on the first vote; then-PM Sir Keir Starmer voted in favour on both occasions.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### Assisted dying Bill returns Sept 11 after Commons majority slid 55 to 23
2026-09-04 08:15:44 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the Commons on 11 September 2026 with its dual-doctor and expert-panel safeguard framework intact after an April 2026 Lords blockage. Legal professionals should track whether the 55-to-23 majority erosion recurs and how the regime would interface with the Suicide Act 1961.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/assisted-dying-bill-commons-return-legal-analysis

### Canada's Bill C-34: 18-month regulator setup and new AI liability risks
2026-06-22 01:01:04 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Bill C-34 introduces a duty of responsible behavior for AI chatbot companies and a new digital safety regulator expected to take 18 months to set up. Legal experts say details will determine the bill's impact, as a California lawsuit against OpenAI tests platform liability for user harms.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/bill-c34-legal-regulator-18-months

### Canada’s Bill C-22: A New Era of Mass Metadata Surveillance and Lawful Access
2026-03-15 23:06:16 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

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.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/canada-bill-c22-metadata-surveillance-analysis

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