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WATERLOO, Ont. 鈥?Intrusions into Canadians ; digital privacy have become a crisis and it time to stop companies from mining people information for profit, the Green party leader said Tuesday as she highlighted her platform on privacy.Later in the day, the party would admit to having mishandled some private information in training videos on its website.But in the morning, Elizabeth May was in the tech-hub community of Waterloo, Ont., to talk about the Greens ; pledges on protecting privacy, and she said an election is
stanley becher an important time to look at the issue. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In the middle of an election campaign I really want to emphasize that democracy itself can be at
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stanley spain to understand, she said.May wants to require political parties to follow the Privacy Act. They ;re currently exempt, though they have some obligations under laws governing elections. The party says that the Greens have developed a privacy policy promising not to sell personal information, conduct micro-targeting, or misuse data, but it wants the law to require those standards for all parties. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In the afternoon, the Green party said in a statement that it had Uqgr Reopening stage one details coming Thursday
MONTREAL 鈥?The COVID-19 situation in Quebec remains stable despite outbreaks at four bars and a health-care facility, deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault said M
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stanley becher t in embracing the province new mandatory mask order, which came into effect Saturday.Beyond a few isolated cases, Quebecers have massively adhered to the wearing of masks, she said in Quebec City. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Guilbault said the infection rate in the province is stable, though there has recently been a slight increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. The province has reported between 109 and 166 new cases in each of the last seven days after the number of daily cases had previously dipped below the 100 mark.Guilbault said the rise is coupled with a boost in testing, meaning the rate of positive tests has remained steady at about two per cent. She noted that hospitalizations have also remained stable or decreased. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The deputy premier also addressed the situation in bars, which have drawn scrutiny in recent weeks after COVID-19 cases began to rise.She said transmission in bars is limited, with only three in Montreal and one in the neighbouring Monteregie region linked to outbreaks. House parties and private gatherings remain the larger problem, she said. ARTICLE CONTINUE
