News Summary February 14th, 2026

This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, February 14th.  This week, policing is under increased privacy and information scrutiny as a sweeping corruption scandal in Toronto has led to charges against eight current and former officers—and triggered a province-wide systems review across Ontario.  We’re also tracking renewed calls to bring the Prime Minister’s Office under access-to-information law, a major Supreme Court ruling reshaping solicitor-client privilege, and an the ongoing crisis in Nova Scotia following last year’s cyberattack on the province’s power utility.  In the United States, lawmakers are battling over classified complaints, election rules, surveillance programs, and the fallout from the Epstein files—while new disclosures reveal the IRS mistakenly shared taxpayer data with Homeland Security.  And we close with the extraordinary personal impact of U.S. sanctions on a Canadian judge serving at the International Criminal Court.  At the time of recording, Bill C-4 remains before a Senate committee. It’s not too late to make your voice heard. We’ll bring you more next week—and you can find details in the show notes.  Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260214-access-and-privacy-online  Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-07  FIPA Bill C-4  Bill C-4 Dashboard: https://fipa.bc.ca/fipa-bill-c-4-part-4-dashboard/   Bill C-4 Backgrounder: https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-background/  Send a message to members of parliament: https://fipa.bc.ca/c-4-email-to-mps/  Send a message to Senators: https://fipa.bc.ca/c-4-email-to-senators/  Bill C-4 Resources: https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-resources/  Donate to Help Us Reach More Canadians: https://fipa.bc.ca/pr/donate-c4/  Support these efforts by subscribing or donating.  Send comments to [email protected]  Our Contributors:  Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder   Access and Privacy Online: https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/   News stories through the Canadian Press and Feedly.  Available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes,  YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. ListenNotes,  Podchaser, Boomplay