The American tech giant objects to Canada’s Bill C-22, which would make it much easier for police and security agencies to get access to digital communications. The bill would weaken the security of systems that Americans rely on, Apple said, and that crosses a line. Besides raising its concerns in Ottawa as a House of Commons committee studies the bill, Apple hopes to get its home country’s legislators involved. (The Logic)

Talking point: Canada’s efforts to regulate U.S. social media platforms and streaming services and build up cloud-computing sovereignty are hot spots in Canada-U.S. trade talks. The Canadian government argues Bill C-22 is needed to overhaul a law written to allow investigative wiretaps on landline phones for an age of messaging apps and widespread encryption. Bill C-22 is narrower than the Liberals’ previous attempt at a lawful-access law but would still empower the government to require service providers to install particular hardware or software to meet authorities’ data requests.