Opposition MPs want the House of Commons ethics committee to investigate the Public Health Agency of Canada’s decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patterns during the COVID-pandemic.
Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs say they want the committee to hold emergency meetings this month while the House of Commons is still on its holiday break because the agency is seeking to extend the practice.
Conservative MP John Brassard said the pandemic is being used as an excuse to undermine the privacy of Canadians who were not aware that a government agency has been collecting cellphone data.
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