Ottawa to Restore Accidentally Deleted Privacy Provision in Streaming Bill

Ottawa to Restore Accidentally Deleted Privacy Provision in Streaming Bill
The Peace Tower is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision to the Online Streaming Act, more than two years after it was accidentally deleted.

The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to “restore the right to privacy of individuals to the interpretation provisions and remove a duplicative provision relating to official languages.”