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If you thought\xa0Bill C-51\xa0was concerning, boy do we have an update for you!

Bill C-59 is the Liberal government\u2019s national security reform bill, and it covers a lot of ground.

According to the University of Toronto\u2019s\xa0Citizen Lab\u2019s report, the potential activities allowed by Bill C-59 are\xa0\u201climited only by imagination\u201d: Mass dissemination of false information, leaking foreign documents in order to influence political and legal outcomes, large-scale denial of service attacks, interference with the electricity grid\u2026

The report also warns that Bill C-59 contains a loophole which would allow the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) \u2014 the country\u2019s spy agency focusing on electronic communications\xa0\u2014 to cause death or bodily harm, and to interfere with the \u201ccourse of justice or democracy.\u201d\xa0(*tugs collar* emoji)

This follow-up to Bill C-51, the Harper government\u2019s controversial anti-terrorism Act, is making its way through parliamentary committees, but has yet to draw similar national attention or scrutiny.

But it\u2019s not\xa0all\xa0bad. Bill C-59 also addresses institutional blindspots like lack of organizational oversight and accountability, and sheds some light onto the CSE's inner workings. Lex Gill, a researcher with Citizen Lab, says that only 3% of Canadians know what CSE\xa0is.

Gill, along with fellow researchers, outlines over 50 recommendations for amendments to Bill C-59. To learn more, see their\xa075-page report.

Lex Gill joins Jesse.

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