The issue focused on rules to stop third parties from accessing peoples' personal information. Police forces across the country have been testing out different approaches to stop them illicitly getting their hands on court documents and data or distributing them to the public. It also is argued that the legislation was rushed through Parliament and it was passed without adequate scrutiny. The coalition is calling for the bill to be reviewed and the rules made clearer before the law comes into force.


Chief Justice of Canada Judy Miller, an independent federal judge who