Bill C-22, Canada's so-called Lawful Access Act, is so invasive that some of the biggest tech companies on the planet are pushing back — and threatening to leave Canada entirely.

Tonight we break down the latest updates on Bill C-22 and what it actually means for every Canadian.

Apple has warned it will never build a backdoor into its products. Meta testified before Parliament that the bill could force companies to install government spyware directly onto their systems. Signal said it would rather pull out of Canada than compromise the privacy of its users. Windscribe called the Carney government corrupt and said it will move its headquarters before complying. NordVPN is considering removing its presence from Canada entirely.

But here's what nobody is telling you — Apple already complies with massive volumes of government data requests in the US and the UK. And Meta? The day after testifying against Bill C-22 in front of Parliament, they quietly removed end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages. Your DMs are no longer private.

So while Big Tech fights this bill in public, ask yourself — are they really protecting you?

John Carpay, President of the Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms, joins us tomorrow at 7PM EST to discuss what Canadians can do to fight back.

Are Canadians finally waking up? Tell us what you think in the comments.

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Arrested, Pranked and Silenced by Your Tax Dollars | Frances Widdowson Speaks Out!

Frances Widdowson joins Nico Lagan to discuss her recent arrest at the University of Lethbridge, growing campus censorship in Canada, media attacks, residential school narratives and the shocking allegations surrounding a CBC-linked “prank” operation targeting her.

After being handcuffed and removed from a university cafeteria while having coffee with a student, Widdowson says Canada’s academic institutions are no longer interested in debate — only control.

From campus bans and trespass orders to free speech battles and mainstream media narratives, this conversation explores the growing conflict between dissent, academia and institutional power in Canada.

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Alberta's independence petition was blocked by the courts.

Hundreds of thousands of Albertans signed it. They followed the process. They did everything right. And the courts shut it down.

Tonight Jason Lavigne joins me from Alberta for the launch of our new bi-weekly series East Meets West — where we break down federal politics and provide real updates on the Alberta independence movement straight from the ground.

We cover what happened in court, what it means for the movement, what comes next and whether this is truly over or just the beginning of a longer fight.

We also address the King of England's announcement of a Digital ID — because what happens in the UK today has a habit of showing up in Canada tomorrow. And if you have been following the surveillance architecture being built quietly through Bill C-22, Bill C-9 and social media bans you already know exactly where this is going.

East Meets West. Every two weeks. Quebec meets Alberta. Federal politics meets the independence movement. The conversations mainstream media refuses to have.

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