Stop Bill C-34
The Justice Centre’s Legislative Watch examines how proposed laws could affect your rights and freedoms. On this page, explore our concerns about Bill C-34, watch expert discussions, download our analysis, and follow the bill’s progress through Parliament. You can also make your voice heard by sending a pre-written letter urging federal decision-makers to oppose it.
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Bill C-34: The Justice Centre's Freedom test
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Why Bill C-34 is a threat to freedom in Canada
Key concern
Bill C-34 would make proving your age the price of admission to social media, putting every Canadian’s privacy at risk.
Key concern
Your private AI conversations could be monitored, interrupted, and reported to police.
Key concern
An unelected Digital Safety Commission would write the rules for online speech, enforce them, and punish platforms that fail to comply.
“Bill C-34 leaves nearly everything that will determine how the law actually works to future regulation.”
― Michael Geist, University of Ottawa law professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law
Current status of this Bill
First reading
Completed
Second reading
Pending
Committee stage
Pending
Report stage
Pending
Third reading
Pending
Senate
Pending
Royal Assent
Pending
Associated reports
From the conversation
Heritage Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa must draw a “fine line” between “legitimate and illegitimate discussion” online. That should alarm every Canadian. The government does not get to decide which opinions are legitimate. Bill C-34 threatens free expression and privacy under the banner of online safety. https://t.co/yhCJKAG8ke Take action today: send a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Attorney general opposing Bill C34: https://t.co/WIPiPqcQul
— Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (@JCCFCanada) September 29, 2026