Two stories here. The Conservatives have introduced new legislation covering lawful access to ISP subscriber information:

The bills would dramatically change the Internet in Canada, requiring Internet service providers to install new surveillance capabilities, force them to disclose subscriber information such as name, address and email address without a court order, as well as grant police broad new powers to obtain Internet transmission data. (Globe and Mail, June 22, 2009)

I love the bit about being able to do it without a court order. Yikes. I'm sure the real reason behind the bill is the media companies being able to pull names of those sharing movies and music but they probably don't want you to think that.

The related story here is that Liberals have now given notice that they support Net Neutrality:

Hours later, the scene shifted to question period, where Liberal Industry critic Marc Garneau surprised Internet watchers by emphasizing the importance of an open Internet and declaring that the Liberal party now firmly supports net neutrality. The party has adopted a position opposing the management of Internet traffic that infringes privacy and targets specific websites, users and legitimate business applications.

The move represents an unexpected shift in policy direction just weeks before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is scheduled to conduct hearings on network management practices. For months, the NDP has stood virtually alone among the major Canadian political parties in its support for web neutrality.

Welcome to the party, Liberals. You're late arriving but it's still good to have you.