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CBDC research vs launch myths, documented Emergencies Act account freezes, and digital-credential programmes — court records and central-bank pages only; refuse conspiracy overclaims.

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Downtown Yonge Street, Toronto — illustrative; Toronto Police Service is one of 27 forces listed in the proposed order — Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0

Policy Watch|Canada

Ottawa proposes letting 27 police services, from Toronto to Victoria, jam cellphone signals

A proposed Industry Minister’s order in the Canada Gazette (Part I, 10 October 2026) would exempt employees of 27 named police services, including the OPP, Sûreté du Québec, Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver police, from the Radiocommunication Act’s ban on jammers. Until now only the RCMP, the military and prison services have been exempted. The order sets purposes and conditions, but no expiry, no warrant requirement and no public reporting of uses. Comments are open until about 9 November.

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Amtrak Adirondack train at Rouses Point, New York, near the Quebec border — illustrative; the proposal does not name specific services — Photo: David McCormack, CC BY 2.0

Policy Watch|United States, Canada

U.S. border agency proposes making railways send it every cross-border passenger’s details an hour before the train leaves

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed rule, scheduled for Federal Register publication on 13 October 2026, would require rail carriers to transmit each passenger’s and crew member’s name, date of birth, sex, citizenship, residence, travel-document details, itinerary, U.S. address, seat, and phone and email if given, at least 60 minutes before any train leaves for or from the United States, including trains to and from Canada. Sharing this data has been voluntary since 2005, and CBP says one carrier does it now. Comments are open for 60 days.

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Bank of Canada building, Ottawa — Photo: Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0

Accountability|Canada

Big Six banks explore CAD tokenized deposits — not a Bank of Canada CBDC launch

On 22 September 2026, BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD jointly announced they are exploring Canadian-dollar tokenized-deposit solutions for interbank transfers. It is a bank-led exploration with no launch date — distinct from the Bank of Canada’s scaled-down retail CBDC research.

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Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa — Photo: Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0

Accountability|Canada

What the courts actually said about 2022 Emergencies Act bank freezes

Federal Court 2024 FC 38 held the Emergencies Act invocation unreasonable and found Emergency Economic Measures Order freezes and financial-information demands breached Charter section 8. The Federal Court of Appeal in 2026 FCA 6 upheld core holdings. Documented history — not a standing de-banking policy.

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Calgary Courts Centre exterior — the judgment was filed at the Calgary registry — Photo: Ultimateshot, CC BY-SA 3.0

Accountability|Canada

Alberta’s top court upholds Coutts weapons convictions while finding more RCMP Charter breaches

In R v Carbert, 2026 ABCA 314 (1 October 2026), the Court of Appeal of Alberta dismissed Chris Carbert’s and Anthony Olienick’s conviction appeals. It ruled the RCMP’s warrantless emergency wiretap of Carbert was never justified, agreed the Coutts property warrant was invalid, and called the combined breaches “not minor.” It still admitted the firearms, citing the public interest in the prosecutions.

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