<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/mwoolf/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:45:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa planning social media ban for users under 16]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-social-media-ban-under-16-online-harms-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-social-media-ban-under-16-online-harms-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Platforms that prove to a digital regulator that they meet new safety standards could be exempted]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:11:08 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/7KZ5TBQBTNFNHDYE34XIDLY54I.JPG?auth=5d501a2b3d9ebd2e07aa7b3177d8c7f579093b37ce528dc114882a4ba3b5dedf&smart=true&width=8049&height=5369" alt="Australia has enacted a ban on social media for children under 16, while other countries are working on similar restrictions. 
" height="5369" width="8049"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/7KZ5TBQBTNFNHDYE34XIDLY54I.JPG?auth=5d501a2b3d9ebd2e07aa7b3177d8c7f579093b37ce528dc114882a4ba3b5dedf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8049&amp;height=5369" type="image/jpeg" height="5369" width="8049"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australia has enacted a ban on social media for children under 16, while other countries are working on similar restrictions. 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hollie Adams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addictive features targeting teens must be key focus in planned under-16 social media ban, experts say]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-addictive-features-targeting-teens-must-be-key-focus-in-planned-under/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-addictive-features-targeting-teens-must-be-key-focus-in-planned-under/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ottawa is planning to introduce a ban for under-16s, but with exemptions allowing platforms that meet safety standards to retain teens as users, a source says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:32:18 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/WWKGD5Q2VRGZZPIJIY4JE5F6HQ.JPG?auth=ea489fcbbf49de21ab048204a3e5a33d67fb3b76b438a77b6c7b78ee55d99353&smart=true&width=5212&height=3475" alt="Social-media platforms that want exemption from the ban need to address algorithms that push content tailored to teens’ individual preferences and other features designed to keep them hooked, experts say." height="3475" width="5212"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/WWKGD5Q2VRGZZPIJIY4JE5F6HQ.JPG?auth=ea489fcbbf49de21ab048204a3e5a33d67fb3b76b438a77b6c7b78ee55d99353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5212&amp;height=3475" type="image/jpeg" height="3475" width="5212"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social-media platforms that want exemption from the ban need to address algorithms that push content tailored to teens’ individual preferences and other features designed to keep them hooked, experts say.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hollie Adams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadcasters push back on Ottawa’s plan to roll back foreign streamer contributions]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-broadcasters-push-back-on-ottawas-plan-to-roll-back-foreign-streamer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-broadcasters-push-back-on-ottawas-plan-to-roll-back-foreign-streamer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf, Irene Galea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Online Streaming Act has become a trade irritant with the Trump administration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:50:48 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/IUSOFBV55BFVHD7SU4JGRTJBPQ.jpg?auth=658f4170bdbbedc8b02c5c44cfbf43a1167b1a581d844556127e790292ca5bf0&smart=true&width=3648&height=2432" alt="A person navigates the online social-media pages of the CRTC. The Online Streaming Act forces foreign companies that stream audio and video content to contribute financially to Canada’s cultural industries." height="2432" width="3648"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/IUSOFBV55BFVHD7SU4JGRTJBPQ.jpg?auth=658f4170bdbbedc8b02c5c44cfbf43a1167b1a581d844556127e790292ca5bf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=2432" type="image/jpeg" height="2432" width="3648"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person navigates the online social-media pages of the CRTC. The Online Streaming Act forces foreign companies that stream audio and video content to contribute financially to Canada’s cultural industries.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Kilpatrick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney to travel to Ireland and France ‘to deepen ties’]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-to-travel-to-ireland-and-france-to-deepen-ties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-to-travel-to-ireland-and-france-to-deepen-ties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI, critical minerals and defence will be discussed at bilateral meetings before the G7 leaders’ summit in France]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:49:44 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GEWADVAOBFA2LBAURN7FPPWYYE.JPG?auth=4906484c8d3c9097153307ea532f3d68e4bc904ced4a5668a30ac78c76da90b3&smart=true&width=4220&height=2582" alt="Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Monday. Mr. Carney is set to travel to Dublin and Paris ahead of the G7 leaders' summit." height="2582" width="4220"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GEWADVAOBFA2LBAURN7FPPWYYE.JPG?auth=4906484c8d3c9097153307ea532f3d68e4bc904ced4a5668a30ac78c76da90b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4220&amp;height=2582" type="image/jpeg" height="2582" width="4220"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Monday. Mr. Carney is set to travel to Dublin and Paris ahead of the G7 leaders' summit.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Kilpatrick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal AI plan commits billions to fund startups, provide training and boost adoption]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-federal-ai-plan-commits-billions-to-fund-startups-provide-training-and/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-federal-ai-plan-commits-billions-to-fund-startups-provide-training-and/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Castaldo, Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The long-delayed plan includes $500-million growth fund for AI companies but proposes no new regulations for the tech]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The federal government will spend more than $2.3-billion through its new national artificial intelligence strategy, which lays out plans to increase business adoption, provide free training and literacy skills to Canadians and boost funding options for start-ups.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/APRFBV6VHVHD7FEL4HBEJBNHJM.JPG?auth=346cd2dee7a830ac7c87c943ee99ac07e7db7ed1ee16494a21631643af53e06c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8430&amp;height=5620" type="image/jpeg" height="5620" width="8430"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney inspects a pig's lungs during an AI demonstration as he visits Toronto General Hospital for an announcement on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Young</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa to direct CRTC to scrap demands for streamers to fund local news, niche broadcasters]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-crtc-online-streaming-act-marc-miller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-crtc-online-streaming-act-marc-miller/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The move would roll back the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which has become an irritant in U.S. trade talks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:08:20 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/SSSKA5I4ZZABHKW2EGX5W6SZ4M.JPG?auth=32278c580f98b176bc527f4e807a816ea870283a548e76fb6bd6d05e0e872a0d&smart=true&width=6389&height=4259" alt="Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller announced that the government would inject $600-million of support to Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors. " height="4259" width="6389"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/SSSKA5I4ZZABHKW2EGX5W6SZ4M.JPG?auth=32278c580f98b176bc527f4e807a816ea870283a548e76fb6bd6d05e0e872a0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6389&amp;height=4259" type="image/jpeg" height="4259" width="6389"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Colby</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators add noose to list of banned hate symbols in late amendment to anti-hate bill]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-anti-hate-bill-noose-banned-symbols-senate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-anti-hate-bill-noose-banned-symbols-senate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government plans to accept change to Bill C-9, which Conservatives have railed against in the name of religious freedom]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:42:40 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/DHKZBYGA75GTVAXUP3MNMP2KD4.JPG?auth=2f06e23d53dc861d2deed63802cde5a1d84e6c6315024d10a72eba7fbb68de27&smart=true&width=5000&height=3335" alt="The Senate of Canada building in Ottawa. The federal government plans to accept a Senate amendment that adds the noose to a list of banned hate symbols in Bill C-9." height="3335" width="5000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/DHKZBYGA75GTVAXUP3MNMP2KD4.JPG?auth=2f06e23d53dc861d2deed63802cde5a1d84e6c6315024d10a72eba7fbb68de27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3335" type="image/jpeg" height="3335" width="5000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Senate of Canada building in Ottawa. The federal government plans to accept a Senate amendment that adds the noose to a list of banned hate symbols in Bill C-9.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Blair Gable</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives thwarted in bid to invite privacy watchdog to committee amending lawful access bill]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-conservatives-thwarted-in-bid-to-invite-privacy-watchdog-to-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-conservatives-thwarted-in-bid-to-invite-privacy-watchdog-to-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Their attempts to bring in the Privacy Commissioner were held up in a procedural to-and-fro with Liberals]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:14:20 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/ID5QHIOXZRD7ZIHS3IIZQTKHW4.jpg?auth=318d183d5115c57f7ffebddea9b7d5588a202b6a24feac969459074e5ebe5047&smart=true&width=6009&height=4067" alt="Bill C-22, would give the Minister of Public Safety the power to issue secret orders to force electronic service providers to facilitate the interception or retrieval of data in order to help the police and the CSIS with investigations" height="4067" width="6009"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/ID5QHIOXZRD7ZIHS3IIZQTKHW4.jpg?auth=318d183d5115c57f7ffebddea9b7d5588a202b6a24feac969459074e5ebe5047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6009&amp;height=4067" type="image/jpeg" height="4067" width="6009"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commuters using their mobile phones and exiting the Yonge subway line at College St. are photographed on Aug 21, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fred Lum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative senators furious over failure to deliver 200,000 postcards protesting anti-hate bill]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-postcard-campaign-senate-anti-hate-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-postcard-campaign-senate-anti-hate-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The messages pressing parliamentarians to oppose the government bill were stored in a Gatineau warehouse ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/CU43ZOIXRJGGXLVTT6CSPBRN4M.JPG?auth=39a6b05d8833b3b18ec54e67dbc9436587a448a034afe2aedcbee9854bf8415f&smart=true&width=8192&height=5464" alt="Senate chamber is housed in a former train station in Ottawa. The postcards that were part of a mass mailing campaign protesting Bill-C-9’s removal of an existing religious exemption from hate speech." height="5464" width="8192"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/CU43ZOIXRJGGXLVTT6CSPBRN4M.JPG?auth=39a6b05d8833b3b18ec54e67dbc9436587a448a034afe2aedcbee9854bf8415f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464" type="image/jpeg" height="5464" width="8192"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senate of Canada building, and former train station, in Ottawa, Ontario January 16, 2026. Photograph by Blair Gable]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Blair Gable</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian MPs join U.K.-based campaign warning of extinction risk posed by superintelligent AI ]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-mps-join-uk-based-campaign-warning-of-extinction-risk-posed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-mps-join-uk-based-campaign-warning-of-extinction-risk-posed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf, Sean Silcoff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group warns that autonomous systems could compromise national security and escape human oversight]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:51 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/4R6OIZNREVDIVE2TINCHXKRKGE.JPG?auth=2ae82dea72f636463eaeaa1b3b41045f5c089817e73169957f0902a37121c920&smart=true&width=5382&height=3588" alt="Superintelligent AI could arrive before 2030, but no method exists to contain or control such a system, the ControlAI campaign group says." height="3588" width="5382"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/4R6OIZNREVDIVE2TINCHXKRKGE.JPG?auth=2ae82dea72f636463eaeaa1b3b41045f5c089817e73169957f0902a37121c920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5382&amp;height=3588" type="image/jpeg" height="3588" width="5382"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Superintelligent AI could arrive before 2030, but But no method exists to contain or control such a system, the Control/AI campaign group says.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FLORENCE LO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa orders CRTC review of policy to raise streamers’ spending obligations]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ottawa-orders-crtc-to-review-funding-requirement-streamers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ottawa-orders-crtc-to-review-funding-requirement-streamers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Irene Galea, Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts warned the new requirements could deepen Canada’s trade rift with the U.S.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:05:50 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/MTR7H24MDFABHO2XECE3EUDBXQ.JPG?auth=c096f5087f18b77bfc5de18c69ec62faf86b7c2b3710ecb01e143bb920138cea&smart=true&width=4932&height=3288" alt="A person browses a television menu that includes the streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime. Last month, the CRTC implemented new rules forcing streamers to pay more to support Canadian content. " height="3288" width="4932"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/MTR7H24MDFABHO2XECE3EUDBXQ.JPG?auth=c096f5087f18b77bfc5de18c69ec62faf86b7c2b3710ecb01e143bb920138cea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4932&amp;height=3288" type="image/jpeg" height="3288" width="4932"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person browses a television menu showing icons for streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime in a photo illustration made in Toronto on Friday, March 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Giordano Ciampini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa’s lawful access bill contains ‘chilling’ proposals, Signal executive tells MPs ]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawas-lawful-access-bill-contains-chilling-proposals-signal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawas-lawful-access-bill-contains-chilling-proposals-signal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Udbhav Tiwari said the secure messaging app would withdraw from Canada unless Ottawa makes major changes to Bill C-22]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/7JSVTRO6HVBIFEHTSHU272VXPM.jpg?auth=0833ad2569f47912f01062f1a4e96caf5d12d37f0b124811d3bc89bcde607d37&smart=true&width=3500&height=2333" alt="The lawful access bill would compromise the privacy of Signal’s users, but could also create vulnerabilities hackers could exploit, Udbhav Tiwari, Signal’s vice-president of strategy and global affairs, said." height="2333" width="3500"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/7JSVTRO6HVBIFEHTSHU272VXPM.jpg?auth=0833ad2569f47912f01062f1a4e96caf5d12d37f0b124811d3bc89bcde607d37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333" type="image/jpeg" height="2333" width="3500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The lawful access bill would compromise the privacy of Signal’s users, but could also create vulnerabilities hackers could exploit, Udbhav Tiwari, Signal’s vice-president of strategy and global affairs, said.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kiichiro Sato</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Solomon confirms Canada now part of Anthropic’s Mythos AI preview program]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-evan-solomon-canada-anthropic-mythos-ai-preview-program/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-evan-solomon-canada-anthropic-mythos-ai-preview-program/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf, Alexandra Posadzki]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The program aims to protect companies from hackers by granting them access to Mythos before its wide release]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:11:49 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/AZHKRNZBZND6LMYAZ33UCCESKQ.JPG?auth=9ee18e5aba690a7db9fa530496c06b33482857dd2d21f1fdd9df3f3276daafeb&smart=true&width=8174&height=5449" alt="Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday. Mr. Solomon disclosed that the government is partnering with Anthropic to access its powerful new Claude Mythos model." height="5449" width="8174"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/AZHKRNZBZND6LMYAZ33UCCESKQ.JPG?auth=9ee18e5aba690a7db9fa530496c06b33482857dd2d21f1fdd9df3f3276daafeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8174&amp;height=5449" type="image/jpeg" height="5449" width="8174"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday. Mr. Solomon disclosed that the government is partnering with Anthropic to access its powerful new Claude Mythos model.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report urged minister to clarify spy watchdog’s review role over lawful-access orders in bill]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-report-bill-c-22-public-safety-minister-spy-watchdog-lawful-access/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-report-bill-c-22-public-safety-minister-spy-watchdog-lawful-access/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Watchdog charged with keeping spy agencies in check wants proactive access to classified lawful access details]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/7DITBJEJRJHZ5HGMV4KJNIQQ44.JPG?auth=591142917fbdc5175b46fb4d2183f1b57c65abf4eb020a22214335df6903bfd1&smart=true&width=4860&height=3285" alt="Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-22 would require ‘electronic service providers’ to adjust their systems to give surveillance and monitoring capabilities to police services and CSIS.
" height="3285" width="4860"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/7DITBJEJRJHZ5HGMV4KJNIQQ44.JPG?auth=591142917fbdc5175b46fb4d2183f1b57c65abf4eb020a22214335df6903bfd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4860&amp;height=3285" type="image/jpeg" height="3285" width="4860"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-22 would require ‘electronic service providers’ to adjust their systems to give surveillance and monitoring capabilities to police services and CSIS.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Kilpatrick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal appeal court upholds First Nations victory to protect wildlife at planned nuclear waste site]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-appeal-court-upholds-first-nations-protect-wildlife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-appeal-court-upholds-first-nations-protect-wildlife/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ruling may delay plans to build a storage mound at the Chalk River Laboratories site northwest of Ottawa]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 01:23:36 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/6FMEAQOBNRFMJDJ2ETFRGBZ72Y.jpg?auth=368be1e086a1eeaa9b3c833aa64cd310191aeef963cc3241c139b282cbe779af&smart=true&width=4914&height=3276" alt="The Blanding’s turtle population has been hit by habitat loss, invasive species and development." height="3276" width="4914"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/6FMEAQOBNRFMJDJ2ETFRGBZ72Y.jpg?auth=368be1e086a1eeaa9b3c833aa64cd310191aeef963cc3241c139b282cbe779af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4914&amp;height=3276" type="image/jpeg" height="3276" width="4914"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Blanding’s turtle population has been hit by habitat loss, invasive species and development.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gino Donato</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search engine DuckDuckGo would withdraw VPN from Canada if lawful-access bill passes]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-search-engine-duckduckgo-lawful-access-bill-c22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-search-engine-duckduckgo-lawful-access-bill-c22/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warning comes the day after Public Safety Minister committed to making changes to proposed Bill C-22]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:53:20 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/CVQONFEAERD7FDMRZGI47KJPJA.jpg?auth=6283cb2809659fafc102fdb87e2b050f930ea5efad314737f461482e09cc5fd3&smart=true&width=5472&height=3648" alt="Gabriel Weinberg, the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo, speaks before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington in a 2019 file photo." height="3648" width="5472"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/MMGF3GRNTZBFNNZGBCUBNARSDU.JPG?auth=73b69b27970423263a979150f196b0bf0407f29692667cf86fc665a1f80ee62c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8376&amp;height=5760" type="image/jpeg" height="5760" width="8376"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Kilpatrick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa plans amendments to lawful-access bill amid backlash]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-public-safety-minister-to-amend-lawful-access-bill-to-protect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-public-safety-minister-to-amend-lawful-access-bill-to-protect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public Safety Minister commits to strengthening Bill C-22 to protect encryption and users’ privacy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:45:31 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/ILDPSMNAH5E4LGVORBMPJOV7MA.JPG?auth=1f9430baa144dd9d3ba16fee894d24cadbab2aca9fed327c215552c5f6e612b2&smart=true&width=5943&height=3962" alt="Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Wednesday." height="3962" width="5943"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/ILDPSMNAH5E4LGVORBMPJOV7MA.JPG?auth=1f9430baa144dd9d3ba16fee894d24cadbab2aca9fed327c215552c5f6e612b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5943&amp;height=3962" type="image/jpeg" height="3962" width="5943"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Wednesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Colby</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal watchdog says lawful access bill poses privacy risks]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-watchdog-says-lawful-access-bill-poses-privacy-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-watchdog-says-lawful-access-bill-poses-privacy-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Privacy Commissioner recommends changes to protect privacy rights, including letting his office investigate data breaches linked to the new powers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 02:36:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/TCNJAZR6ONH6RDUXGIZGIVYCWU.JPG?auth=79f8e58b6616c8db30214265d2c833971a28966411788b9c8e506eedb64b9433&smart=true&width=3207&height=2134" alt="The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has recommended changes to the lawful access bill to protect privacy rights, including letting his office investigate data breaches linked to the new powers." height="2134" width="3207"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/TCNJAZR6ONH6RDUXGIZGIVYCWU.JPG?auth=79f8e58b6616c8db30214265d2c833971a28966411788b9c8e506eedb64b9433&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3207&amp;height=2134" type="image/jpeg" height="2134" width="3207"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walk on Mont-Royal Street in Montreal on June 23, 2023, The street in the heart of the Plateau is walking and cycling only for the summer over the span of 36 blocks. It has repurposed pews and ski lift seats for sitting, cooling stations, and street art.  (23/06/2023)(Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrej Ivanov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of failed refugee claimants may be eligible to keep federal health benefits, new report finds ]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-pbo-report-failed-refugee-claimants-federal-health-benefits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-pbo-report-failed-refugee-claimants-federal-health-benefits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Woolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health professionals warn that refugee claimants may not be able to afford to share some health-care costs ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 22:25:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/HLMNIBDS5BDVPE56CIKTODS2G4.JPG?auth=00d63e854f0f586f325b01c5c725c80da3ea55660d51a0c2e152542fde95a7b3&smart=true&width=4371&height=2974" alt="Asylum seekers line up to enter Olympic Stadium Friday, August 4, 2017 near Montreal, Quebec. 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