Katherine Charlet at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

May 26th, 2026 / 5:10 p.m.

Senior Director, Privacy, Safety and Security, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google

I do agree that it's instructive to look at those other models.

From our assessment, it does appear that Bill C-22 would be the only G7 regime that does not include judicial oversight but does have the expansive ministerial order powers. Certainly others could weigh in on this as well, but I do think it's an instructive part of the conversation.

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