The coalition warns that despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 'Canada strong' rhetoric on the campaign trail earlier this year, his government has been largely silent on threats to Canada’s digital sovereignty.

Almost 70 public figures, academics and expert groups have written to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging him to defend Canada’s digital sovereignty against foreign tech giants and to scrap the strong borders bill that they say threatens Canadians’ privacy.

The signatories, who include author Margaret Atwood, former head of the federal public service Alex Himelfarb and former governor-general Adrienne Clarkson, have signed a letter to be sent Tuesday to the Prime Minister that expresses concern about digital security and the influence of foreign-controlled tech companies on Canadi

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