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CitizenGO – started this petition to Minister of Industry M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, and all MPs – 2025\/10\/08<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bill C-8<\/strong>, officially titled An Act respecting cyber security<\/em>, has passed Second Reading and now moves through committee toward a final vote. Although framed as a cybersecurity measure, it functions as the Muzzle and Monitor Bill<\/strong>, a sweeping law designed to silence dissent and monitor citizens without oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If passed, the bill grants the Minister of Industry the power to order telecom companies to disconnect individuals from internet, mobile, and payment services in secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No warrant. No judge. No public explanation. No appeal. No process. No transparency.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n One internal directive is enough to erase someone\u2019s digital presence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill also enforces a mandatory gag order. Any person disconnected must remain silent. Speaking to friends, journalists, or even the courts triggers immediate fines: $25,000 for a first offence and $50,000 for each repeat offense.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Businesses face up to $15 million in penalties<\/strong> for warning customers, refusing an order, or going public. Company executives who object will face criminal charges and jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Censorship is only the beginning. Bill C-8 also builds the legal foundation for mass surveillance. It allows government agents to collect Canadians\u2019 browsing history, location data, and financial records<\/strong>, all without a warrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Encryption backdoors become possible. Privacy disappears. Once a backdoor is created, it will not stay in government hands. Hackers and foreign adversaries will find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While civil liberties collapse, critical infrastructure remains unprotected. No new safeguards apply to hospitals, schools, or essential systems.<\/strong> The bill strips freedoms without securing anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill C-8 does not stand alone. It forms part of a broader framework that now includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, these bills create a legal regime of censorship, surveillance, and ideological control.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Speech is regulated. Privacy is erased. Dissent is punished.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Legal scholars, human rights advocates, and cybersecurity experts have all raised the alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not a debate about safety.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is a shift toward authoritarian governance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Call on Minister of Industry M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, and all MPs to vote NO on Bill C-8, the Muzzle and Monitor Bill, and to defend our rights to free expression, privacy, and lawful access to digital services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill C-8 would allow minister to secretly cut off phone, Internet service, CCF warns -Canadian Constitution Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill C-8 could strip internet, phone access for dissenting persons – Rebel News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n From Bill C-26 to Bill C-8: House of Commons Reintroduces Key Cybersecurity Legislation – Dentons Data<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parliamentary Library: Legislative Summary of Bill C-8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cyber security Bill C-8 passes second reading | The Catholic Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill C-8 revives Canadian cyber security reform: What critical infrastructure sectors need to know<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Government needs to fix dangerous flaws in federal cybersecurity proposal – CCLA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Federal Bill C-8 signals coming change for Canadian cybersecurity | Insights | MLT Aikins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill C-8 | openparliament.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Government Bill (House of Commons) C-8 (45-1) – First Reading – An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts – Parliament of Canada<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n