There are lots of laws in Canada that are not enforced. Ap owners/controllers will wait to see how the government wants to handle this. If the government starts making demands then they will pull out, but I doubt the bill itself will trigger anything immediate.
replySignal, NordVPN, Psiphon VPN, Tailscale, Windscribe, and DuckDuckGo have already confirmed that they will stop offering their services in Canada, and not route any of their European services through Canadian proiders.
replyHopefully it doesn’t get CRA (tax) enforcement where the little guy is relentlessly pursued while the rich are too much trouble to go after.
replyCanadian law enforcement have publicly stated that they intend to target encrypted messaging apps as soon as possible if the legislation become law.
replyOr some will bend their knees and things will continue as normal.
replyImportant services have already said they won't. It will be a disaster.
replyThey will say that regardless of their intentions - that doesn't mean we should ignore that possibility but that isn't a great indicator.
replyApple in fact did withdraw their security features in Britain over a similar law. It's not simply crying wolf, these companies will withdraw.
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