Canadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE
Canadian opposition leader Avi Lewis is calling on the government to block a $125 million data-sharing contract between Thomson Reuters and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Critics argue the deal facilitates human rights abuses by providing ICE with access to extensive personal databases.
Why it matters
The deal raises significant ethical and political questions regarding the role of private corporations in government surveillance and immigration enforcement.
‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis. ‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis. Canada Canadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE ICE will pay Canadian media giant US$125m to use its investigative database to identify ‘immigration fraud’
Prefer the Guardian on Google A Canadian federal opposition party leader is calling on the Mark Carney government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Canadian media giant Thomson Reuters .
Avi Lewis, the federal leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa address the contract and further restrict Canadian corporations from doing business with ICE, after Canada’s National Observer reported on the deal.
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