Updated: August 27, 2026

*Coroner Contradicts Pennsylvania Health Officials, Says Measles Didn’t Cause Newborn’s Death The Defender | August 27, 2026

After Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced two “measles-associated” deaths and called for vaccination, Lancaster County’s coroner said his office recorded no deaths caused by measles….

*Bill C-22 explained – Is Mark Carney turning Canada into a surveillance state?
Canadian Constitution Foundation | June 1, 2026

In this video, Christine explains the surveillance and privacy risks of Mark Carney’s bill C-22, and why civil libertarians are sounding the alarm bell.

Join the fight by telling the government to STOP plans for spying here: https://theccf.ca/stop-government-spying/

It’s a very interesting video. VPN tech companies are forcefully expressing their opposition also. Courts agree that metadata is sensitive.

https://theccf.ca/stop-government-spying/

In March 2026, the Carney government introduced Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which would greatly expand government surveillance powers. This bill puts at risk Canadians’ fundamental right to privacy, including the protections against unreasonable search and seizure guaranteed by Section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Threats to privacy and civil liberties in Bill C-22:

• Companies that provide electronic services would be required to build systems that allow law enforcement and CSIS easy access to private data.
• The government would be able to require companies to collect and store metadata, including your device’s location, for up to one year.
• The Minister of Public Safety may be able to order companies to break encryption, creating “back doors” into secure communications.

*Some of the links below via https://theccf.ca/ e-newsletter.

*McCaig urges government to go ‘back to the drawing board’ on military prayer rules www.catholicregister.org | August 24, 2026

The July 29 instruction requires chaplains to replace requested prayers or religious observances at official events where attendance is expected or required with “spiritual reflections” that do not include faith-specific language or references to God.

Bishop McCaig says that military and political officials refused to meet with concerned religious leaders.

He said the Charter is meant to protect freedom of religion and non-religion, not provide “freedom from selective faith traditions that one disagrees with.”

*They served in an Iranian force Canada lists as terrorist. They say they were conscripts — but now may face removal www.thestar.com | August 25, 2026

*B.C. Human Rights Commissioner to intervene in case with implications for students’ freedom of expression and assembly bchumanrights.ca | August 24, 2026

The case, Kishawi v Vancouver Island University, centres on a Palestinian Canadian student who participated in protest activities at the university in support of the human rights of Palestinians. The university suspended Ms. Kishawi for two years on the grounds that some of those activities violated their Student Conduct Code.