Canadian government urged to block Thomson Reuters data deal with US ICE

US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’

Olivia Bowden in Toronto

The Guardian: 24 Jul 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/24/canada-government-mark-carney-block-data-sharing-deal-thomson-reuters-us-ice-avi-lewis

A Canadian federal opposition party leader has called on Mark Carney’s government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Canadian media company Thomson Reuters.

Avi Lewis, the federal leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa address the contract and further restrict Canadian corporations from doing business with ICE, after Canada’s National Observer news website reported on the deal.

“My blood ran cold when I read about this development,” he added in a statement to the Guardian. “Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal.”

Under the US$125m (£94m) deal, ICE will pay the technology and content conglomerate to access its Clear database – which includes property records, social media and geolocation information – in order to identify “voter fraud” and “immigration fraud”, according to reports.

In a procurement document obtained by 404 Media, Thomson Reuters says it is the only company that allows ICE to have access to the “continuous monitoring” of millions of people.

Thomson Reuters’ contracts with ICE date back to 2015, when it first began providing US officials with access to Clear in order to track people for deportation. Critics have long alleged that the databases were being used to facilitate human rights abuses.

The latest contract, however, is the first to state that Clear software will be used to support the Trump administration’s objectives of addressing supposed “voter fraud”.

So it's not only the Russians interfering in domestic US politics ?

After what the Canadian government did to 'The Truckers' it should come as no surprise to anyone that they are under total control of the "deep state"

@scottiejohn

You don't know what the Canadian government did to the Canadian Truckers

during the "Covidiocy" ???

34 minutes ago, johng said:

@scottiejohn

You don't know what the Canadian government did to the Canadian Truckers

during the "Covidiocy" ???

Why should I care, even if I knew, anything about an internal squabble (which I assume it was) in a country on the other side of the world that had NO impact on my life here in Thailand?

Edited July 27Jul 27 by scottiejohn

21 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

Why should I care,

You're alright Jack you agree with everything done to shutdown dissent

as long as it doesn't effect you..well until it does but by then there will be no one left to

agree,support and defend you.

30 minutes ago, johng said:

You're alright Jack you agree with everything done to shutdown dissent

as long as it doesn't effect you..well until it does but by then there will be no one left to

agree,support and defend you.

What are you on about?

Did you not read my post?

I have no idea or care about your Canadian internal politics!

On 7/27/2026 at 7:22 AM, unblocktheplanet said:

“My blood ran cold when I read about this development,” he added in a statement to the Guardian. “Complicity between Canadian corporations and ICE should absolutely be illegal.

Well mr avi im glad you brought this up. I wonder mr ndp whats your thoughts on the involvement of Canadian pensions including cpp as well as most major banks with ICE ?

I assume you will forfeit yoir pension considering this ? Youll also be closing your accounts at the major banks right ? Right Right ?

Im sure your blood will warm once threality sinks in.

Edited July 28Jul 28 by blaze master

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

What are you on about?

You don't care about what happened to the Canadian trucker movement because it didn't effect you ..but it did effect you you just don't realise that it did.

It effected all of us the government browbeat so called private and independent entities

into censoring,de-banking and removing from public view legitimate voices speaking up against a later proven unconstitutional assault on peoples liberties and freedoms

that being the mandatory injection of 'experimental concoctions' 🤮

3 minutes ago, johng said:

it did effect you you just don't realise that it did.

It had such a great effect on me that I never even felt or new about it (or care or even know what it was about)!

Just drop it please and take it up with your Canadian Government!

PS; This is a Thai Website!

Edited July 28Jul 28 by scottiejohn

6 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

It had such a great effect on me that I never even felt or new about it (or care or even know what it was about)!

Just drop it please and take it up with your Canadian Gornment!

PS; This is a Thai Website!

Pps.....this thread is about canada and the canadian government

5 hours ago, blaze master said:

Well mr avi im glad you brought this up. I wonder mr ndp whats your thoughts on the involvement of Canadian pensions including cpp as well as most major banks with ICE ?

I assume you will forfeit yoir pension considering this ? Youll also be closing your accounts at the major banks right ? Right Right ?

Im sure your blood will warm once threality sinks in.

Not Avi (?) nor NDP. Nobody to vote for anywhere and I wouldn't vote just for someone who is slightly less evil.

No accts in Canada & the US. No pension.

You think banksters care about their customers? 5555

10 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Not Avi (?) nor NDP. Nobody to vote for anywhere and I wouldn't vote just for someone who is slightly less evil.

No accts in Canada & the US. No pension.

You think banksters care about their customers? 5555

No they do not. Thought that was quite obvious.