e-7416 Petition to the House of Commons Whereas: Bill C-22 authorizes regulations requiring designated "core providers" to collect and retain metadata on all Canadians for up to one year without any individual being under suspicion or investigation, and grants the Minister of Public Safety power to impose these same requirements on any electronic service provider by ministerial order. Such metadata can reveal highly sensitive information including patterns of movement, association, medical activity, religious participation, and political activity; The definition of electronic service provider is broad enough to include any online service, including encrypted messaging apps, VPNs, email providers, banking apps, and cloud storage services; Bill C-22 grants the Minister of Public Safety broad authority to compel any electronic service provider to implement interception capabilities or technical assistance measures that could weaken encrypted systems, with compliance being mandatory.…