Police could see tax info without warrant under proposed law

Police could see tax info without warrant under proposed law:

Police would be able to see Canadians’ private tax information without the use of a warrant under a proposed government law. If it’s passed, the Canada Revenue Agency could voluntarily hand over a taxpayer’s data to police and the citizen would never be notified. The change is proposed in the Conservatives’ 375-page omnibus budget bill through a clause that amends the Income Tax Act.

Omnibus legislation: the most efficient way of pushing through massive changes to the structure of Canada’s laws without most people (including experts) fully appreciating the extent to which things are about to change.