Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 30, 2026. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he would now support shortening the year-long period that electronic service providers need to keep digital metadata under a proposed bill meant to help police and spy agencies gain easier access to private datea, days after saying he was not open to it.
Anandasangaree told The Canadian Press on June 9 that following discussions with stakeholders on Bill C-22, he was open to shortening the one-year maximum time frame of holding data.
