
Alexander Surgenor
Alexander Surgenor is a legal counsel at the Canadian Constitution Foundation, where he advocates for civil liberties and constitutional rights. During a committee meeting on Canada's lawful access bill, he expressed worries about the retention of metadata, highlighting the potential invasion of privacy for ordinary citizens and the lack of transparency in the government's surveillance practices.
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Alexander Surgenor, counsel at the Canadian Constitution Foundation, also expressed misgivings about the retention of metadata relating to entirely innocuous and inherently private comings and goings of ordinary citizens.
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Canada· 2026-06-03






