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  "id": 17873646,
  "title": "Privacy watchdog urges Senate to further amend Liberals' controversial lawful access bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/privacy-watchdog-urges-senate-to-further-amend-liberals-controversial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T23:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senate-bill-c-22-lawful-access-9.7406213"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "After facing searing criticism this spring, the Liberal government's hot-button lawful access legislation — which would make it easier for Canadian police and intelligence officials to tap private communications — now begins its time before a Senate committee.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Privacy commissioner calls for new curbs on government’s ‘lawful access’ bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/privacy-commissioner-calls-for-new-curbs-on-governments-lawful-access",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:47:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}