Liberals water down police search powers bill during contentious overnight vote blitz

OTTAWA — While most Canadians slept, Liberals pushed through a series of changes watering down their controversial bill facilitating police and intelligence agencies’ ability to intercept and collect personal information.Starting late Wednesday night and going into the early morning Thursday, members of the House of Commons public safety committee blitzed through amendments of the contentious lawful access reform Bill C-22.Lawful access, or the ability to obtain Canadians’ pri