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Has passed third Senate reading 15/4/2026

Has passed first House of Commons reading 30/4/2026.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Whereas online age-verification and age-estimation technology is increasingly sophisticated and can now effectively ascertain the age of users without breaching their privacy rights;

Citation needed. Please LPC provide ONE example of this, anywhere in the world, because it does not exist.

I'm writing my MP right now.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 13 points 1 day ago

"How will this system differentiate a person one day before their 18th and one day after"

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I say this the the utmost contempt, so please read this in an aggressive and yelling voice:

WHY THE FUCK IS THE GOD DAMNED FUCKING BOOMER PUSHING FOR KAWS SHE DOESNT UNDERSTAND.

WHAT BOILED CAULIFLOWER EATING FUCKING MORONS DID THEY SURVEY FOR THIS.

Can we get some god damned informed people on government already? Jesus.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Can we get some god damned informed people on government already? Jesus.

It's called direct democracy, & it’s based🚬

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Is it? Because 80% of the country are numerically and technologically illiterate.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 13 hours ago
  1. Now yar talking 2 different things. If you want informed folks making appropriate decisions informed folks need to be empowered to do so. Politicians precisely do not, since their praxis is to empower themselves above all information and reason. A direct democracy allows the informed access to act on informed actions. While a politician doesn't have to recall what they voted last bill.

  2. If you want more informed folks, that are capable counters & somewhat better technological literacy, you also need to directly mentor. More mentorships, less schooling. Direct democracy needs both to work.

  3. I pray you Canadians get your acts straighter than NaziSians. Fuck🖕oppressors.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just spent over an hour writing my email, it’s not done yet. Please also write one.

Just imagine the foreign interference opportunities of a foreign company+government having a list of every Canadian politician or businessperson on grindr or looking at gay porn as a really trivial example.

This is the hill to metaphorically/politically die on.

As written this bill is awful. It literally says to follow “best practices”, which in 2026 clearly means storing data unsecured since basically every one of these companies has leaked.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Comrade, I am a black anarchist. If I have a problem with a politician, I directly go to their office, and clean the guillotine until I see the proper rules set in place. This is Nazism, so they better have a good excuse why they shouldn’t become “a starlight tour.”

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Right.

Well I’m going to start with the option that doesn’t get me thrown in jail immediately, and we’ll see where things go from there.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 13 hours ago

╮(︶▽︶)╭ jails should be abolished.

Most Nazis got pardoned in AmeriKKKa

[–] GainGround@kopitalk.net 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FFS. Watching my country devolve in real time is certainly something. I have no idea why humans are so content to speedrun digital authoritarianism.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 6 points 1 day ago

Simple: you don't directly physically confront them. You are to blame when you elect politicians instead of yourselves.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Americans attempting to escape to Canada: "Welp, guess I'm turning around."

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

Canada's toast, considering that they're also doing digital ID.

So much for Windscribe VPN users.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

What happens when electing the second coming of Harper.