Private matters 🪧 - Tech companies protest lawful access bill, Ottawa tightens MAID requirements.
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Private matters 🪧 - Tech companies protest lawful access bill, Ottawa tightens MAID requirements.

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 20266 min
  • News bulletin
  • Politics
  • About Canada

Signal and DuckDuckGo are threatening to leave Canada over Ottawa’s proposed lawful access bill, warning that giving police easier access to users’ digital information could undermine privacy and security — while law enforcement says it needs new tools to keep up with criminals. Plus, Ottawa plans to prohibit medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness, cancelling a planned expansion in 2027 while opening the door to advance requests for patients expected to lose the capacity to consent. The changes reignite a debate over patient autonomy and safeguards for vulnerable Canadians. And in...

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Hey, Peak Pals, I'm Alex Blumenstein and this is your Peak Daily for Thursday, October 8, 2026, where we cover the biggest stories in Canadian and global business finance and tech, all in less than 10 minutes. Peak Pals, here's a number that you can use.

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It's 24. That's the number of months that the average rent in Canada has fallen. That's a pretty good deal. month, the average rent hit $2,034, 7.3% lower than two years ago.

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And 9.2% below the price peak in May, 2024. If my landlord is listening, I'd like to renegotiate. Here's what we're going to be talking about today. First up, Ottawa's lawful access bill has tech firms ready to pack their bags.

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