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Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council

21 communications in the past year

What they’re lobbying about

Bill C-34 - Safe Social Media Act The Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act, establishing sweeping corporate accountability frameworks, minimum age protections, and regulatory enforcement thresholds for digital service providers, including provisions related to: - The under-16 social media account ban and mandatory age-verification infrastructure. - Corporate duties to protect children through safety-by-design engineering and risk mitigation - Takedown protocols and algorithmic suppression of seven legally defined categories of harmful content (e.g., cyberbullying, non-consensual deepfakes, and self-harm materials) - Operational safety and behaviour standards for natural-language AI relationship chatbots - A statutory corporate due diligence defense for proactive technical compliance programs - The independent Digital Safety Commission of Canada to lead platform audits and investigate public complaints - Administrative monetary penalty structures enforcing corporate fines up to $10 million or 3% of global revenue while explicitly barring personal imprisonment Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Advancing policies, programs, and legislative measures that prevent and address hate, racism, and discrimination in Canada. This includes advocacy related to combating Islamophobia and other forms of hate, promoting equity and inclusion, strengthening community safety, supporting affected communities, improving data collection and reporting on hate incidents, and enhancing public education, awareness, and government accountability on anti-racism initiatives. Gaza Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Family Reunification Program Advocacy for reforms to the Gaza TRV and related immigration measures, including: - Expanded eligibility and expedited processing - Simplified biometric and documentation requirements - Family reunification measures - Accountability and transparency in IRCC processing - Approval of outstanding study permit applications for Palestinian students Protection of Muslim-Led Charities and CRA Oversight Reform Advocacy for structural and policy reform of Canada’s AML/ATF regime and CRA national security audit practices, including: Implementation of NSIRA recommendations - Reform of CRA Review and Analysis Division (RAD) practices - Reform of the National Inherent Risk Assessment (NIRA) methodology - Independent oversight and accountability mechanisms - Protections against discriminatory audit practices Gaza Reconstruction and Humanitarian Response Advocacy towards foreign policy and international development measures supporting Canada’s investment in Gaza development, reconstruction, and humanitarian recovery, including: - Reconstruction of healthcare and education infrastructure - Humanitarian and development assistance - Coordination with humanitarian and local partners - Unhindered humanitarian access - Community-led economic and educational recovery initiatives Bill C-22 – Lawful Access Act Amendments to Bill C-22 to strengthen privacy protections, Charter compliance, independent oversight, and limitations on lawful access and digital surveillance powers, including provisions related to: - Expanded lawful access authorities - Digital surveillance and data access powers - Judicial authorization thresholds - Privacy and Charter safeguards - Independent oversight and accountability mechanisms Bill C-9 - Combatting Hate Act. Withdrawal of the entire bill or introducing amendments to protect civil liberties and religious freedoms; - New Hate Propaganda Offence (Section 319) - New "Hate Crime" Offence (Section 320.1001) - Intimidation of Religious/Community Spaces (Section 423) - Definition of "Hatred" (Section 319(7)) - Removal of Religious Defences (Section 319)