On one side, you have the lawyers and executives of every major tech company, every telecom company, every major internet provider all saying that the Carney government’s Bill C-22 goes too far. On the other side, you have Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree saying these companies just misunderstand the legislation.
As a public service lets take a look at what ProtonVPN is saying about C-22…
Bill C-22 empowers the government to order VPN providers in Canada to retain metadata for up to a year.
The EU’s highest court has struck down this type of mass data retention legislation twice already, suggesting it won’t stand up to scrutiny:
1. https://t.co/lcRCD0NWqU
2.… https://t.co/ZYRwYlDW7c— Proton VPN (@ProtonVPN) May 19, 2026
I don’t currently use a VPN but Proton looks good from my initial research. Here’s a comparison between ProtonVPN and NordVPN highlighting the priorities of each.
