Canadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE
‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis. Photograph: Shelby Tauber/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis. Election officials from across the political spectrum lambasted the speech and reasserted the reliability of US elections.Thomson Reuters is owned by the Woodbridge Company, a holding company for the Thomson family, frequently described as the richest family in Canada.
- ▪‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis.
- ▪Photograph: Shelby Tauber/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis.
- ▪Election officials from across the political spectrum lambasted the speech and reasserted the reliability of US elections.Thomson Reuters is owned by the Woodbridge Company, a holding company for the Thomson family, frequently described as
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‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis. Photograph: Shelby Tauber/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal,’ said NDP leader Avi Lewis. Photograph: Shelby Tauber/ReutersCanadaCanadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE ICE will pay Canadian media giant US$125m to use its investigative database to identify ‘immigration fraud’Olivia Bowden in TorontoFri 24 Jul 2026 09.53 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 09.54 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA Canadian federal opposition party leader is calling on the Mark Carney government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs…
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