Government Collecting Cell Phone Data

Government Collecting Cell Phone Data

Depictions Media Editorial

11/01/2022 12:06AM

Episode Synopsis "Government Collecting Cell Phone Data"

On Parliament Hill, John Brassard, the Conservative critic for ethics and accountable government, and Pierre Paul-Hus, the party’s critic for public services and procurement, discuss the Public Health Agency of Canada’s decision to collect data from millions of mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the House of Commons is not scheduled to resume until January 31, opposition parties are calling for the ethics committee to convene emergency meetings to investigate the matter. The MPs also answer questions from reporters about their party’s position on COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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