Maybe you saw the first petition against Bill C-2 on the House of Commons website (Petition e-6627) and maybe you signed it (that first petition is now closed and can no longer be signed). More than ten thousand Canadians signed it.
Over 300 organizations across of Canada wrote letters and other forms of correspondence calling for the complete withdrawl of Bill C-2. The first House of Commons petition called for the same complete withdrawl.
The government's response was to instead break Bill C-2 down into other bills, leaving Bill C-2 to pass later, once each of the broken-down components have been passed.
Maybe you have read the news from Greenpeace, which explains how the breakdown has occurred, and gives a pretty good summary of each of the bills.
https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/72808/carneys-bills-explained-c-2-c-12-c-8-and-c-9/
That link talks about how Bill C-2 has been broken down into Bills C-12, C-8, and C-9.
Most of what was covered in C-2 still exists in those other bills, minus a few items that were left behind.
According to the Minister of Public Safety, what was temporarily "left behind" consists of "lawful access, postal services, and the $10,000 amount"
What is particularly discouraging is that the person who raised Bill C-2, the Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, had the following to say:
https://openparliament.ca/bills/45-1/C-12/
"what we are trying to do here is ensure that Bill C-12 passes, with the expectation that we can work together on passing the elements of Bill C-2 that were left behind."
The Minister of Public Safety appears to believe that politicians and Canadians are easy to fool. Are we that easy to fool?
Even if we are fools of a Took, will we let our foolishness stand in our way?
Here are some steps that we can take.
- Sign the Greenpeace petition.
https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-strong-borders-act
- Sign the second House of Commons petition against Bill C-2. It is very well written.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6838
Petition e-6838 Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- Bill C-2, titled the "Strong Borders Act," contains provisions that threaten fundamental rights and freedoms protected under Canadian and international law;
- The Bill would grant law enforcement and national security agencies warrantless access to Canadians' historical associations with organizations and businesses;
- It would allow authorities to compel the disclosure of sensitive personal information, including geolocation data and contact details, based merely on suspicion of relevance to the investigation of offences under Acts of Parliament, regardless of individual involvement;
- The Bill is designed to facilitate Canada's alignment with the United States' CLOUD Act and the United Nations Cybercrime Convention, raising serious concerns about foreign access to Canadians' private data, including by regimes with poor human rights records; and
- Bill C-2 undermines Canada's obligations under international human rights instruments, particularly in relation to privacy rights and the fair treatment of migrants and refugees.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1] Immediately withdraw Bill C-2 in its entirety;
2] Reaffirm Canada's commitment to privacy, civil liberties, and international human rights standards;
3] Reject any legislative or policy initiatives that would enable foreign states, including the United States, to gain undue access to Canadians' personal information; and
4] Ensure that national security and border-related legislation upholds the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is subject to meaningful judicial oversight.
Closed for signature: January 27, 2026, at 12:27 p.m. (EDT)
Direct link for signing (save one click): https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-6838
Note that any Canadian citizen or Canadian resident of any age can sign a petition on the House of Commons website. Fake accounts are not acceptable and may be dealt with as a breach of privilege.
- Write email messages to the committees for Bills C-12, C-8, and C-9, and CC your Member of Parliament. There is a short time period where you can write in. Be respectful in what you write and committees will read and listen.
Bills C-12 and C-8
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/SECU/Contact
Bill C-9
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/JUST/Contact
Note that Bill C-2 has not yet been sent to committee and thus we cannot yet write to a committee about it, but we can contact our individual Members of Parliament about it.
- Share this post with others outside of Lemmy.