Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Privacy bill sets limits on use of personal data, rules for artificial intelligence
The federal Liberals plan to introduce privacy legislation today, June 16, 2022, to give Canadians more control over their personal data and introduce new rules for the use of artificial intelligence.
Security bill expected to make reporting of cyberattacks mandatory
Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today, June 14, 2022.
Privacy probe finds Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data
The Tim Hortons mobile ordering app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location information from customers, an investigation by federal and provincial privacy watchdogs has found.
National handgun freeze the focus of Liberals' new firearm-control bill
A national freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled on Monday, May 30, 2022, by the federal Liberals.
Don't download gun control responsibility onto potential victims; women's groups tell Commons
Several women's groups are imploring the federal Liberals to abandon the idea of creating a new regime for an endangered person to seek a court order to remove firearms from a stalker or abuser.
Trudeau promises tighter cybersecurity after banning Huawei from 5G networks
The government is working closely with big financial institutions as well as other companies across the country to protect vital networks from malicious attackers, Trudeau said Friday at an event in Quebec.
Canada bans China's Huawei and ZTE from 5G telecom networks
The Liberal government is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE from Canada's long-awaited blueprint for next-generation mobile networks.
Feds fight class action against RCMP over facial recognition tool
The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a Quebec photographer's bid for certification of a class-action lawsuit, possibly involving millions of people, over the RCMP's use of a controversial facial-recognition tool.
Gun-control advocates urge MPs to close loopholes on assault weapon bans
Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers.
Extremist, hateful rhetoric is becoming normalized, says CSIS director
The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream.