Bill C-8, formally titled An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, is poised to become one of the most significant legislative shifts in Canada’s digital and infrastructure policy. On the surface, it aims to protect Canada’s telecommunications system and critical cyber-systems from threats. But beneath that promise lie substantial new powers for government, potentially far-reaching rules for industry, and meaningful questions about oversight, rights, and democracy. Canadians deserve to read the full bill — and bring questions to the debate.