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Liberal budget quietly pushes for new digital ID system

Despite repeated promises that the government wouldn’t usher in a digital identification system, the Liberals appear to be moving ahead with one for Employment Insurance and Old Age Security.

Quinn Patrick
Nov 07, 2025
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Despite repeated promises that the government wouldn’t usher in a digital identification system, the Liberals appear to be moving ahead with one for Employment Insurance and Old Age Security benefit claimants.

According to a budget note tucked away in the Liberals’ newly unveiled Budget 2025, the Department of Employment will reverse course…

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