The Conservative Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage has described the Liberals’ Bill C-11, which will update the Canadian Broadcasting Act, as a “censorship” bill. “There is nothing progressive about censorship, and that’s what this bill is about,” Conservative MP Rachael Thomas said in the House of Commons on Monday. “It’s about censoring Canadians and choosing…

The Conservative shadow minister for Canadian Heritage says the Liberals’ Bill C-11, which will update the Canadian Broadcasting Act, is a “censorship” bill, as the House of Commons resumes deliberations of the bill following amendments by the Senate. “There is nothing progressive about censorship, and that’s what this bill is about,” Conservative MP Rachael Thomas…

Bills C-11 and C-18, which would give the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) more power over Canadians’ online communication, “penalize innovation success by propping up individuals that are less successful,” says Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos. “Governments, bureaucrats, and the Canadian Radio-television and CRTC should not be the ones deciding on what pops up on our…

A Liberal MP says the federal government is “just shy of the finish line” in passing legislation that will regulate the content Canadians can view online by requiring major online streaming platforms to contribute to Canadian content rules. Speaking to MPs in the House on March 8, Liberal MP Chris Bittle, who is also the parliamentary…

Cabinet has rejected a Senate amendment to Bill C-11 related to user-generated content. C-11 is the Liberals’ controversial legislation that aims to regulate certain areas of the internet in Canada. The Senate’s proposed amendment to the bill was meant to protect user-generated content on social media and open-creator platforms like YouTube from the regulating power…

Commentary The following speech on Bill C-11 was given by the Hon. David Adams Richards in the Senate on Jan. 31, 2023. Honourable colleagues, There is a certain essay by Cicero called “The Second Philippic” which was written to expose the power of the state against freedom of speech and freedom of thought—and the power…

News Analysis The House of Commons adjourned for the holiday break on Dec. 14 amid high tensions over gun control, and during the pause noteworthy events took place related to government contracts and travel chaos. All these issues are likely to be hot topics when MPs return on Jan. 30. Along with these new issues,…

Fewer than half of Canadians have a high level of trust in “authoritative sources” of information such as government health agencies, public news sources, and scientists, according to internal research by the federal Privy Council. The Privy Council report, “Misinformation and Disinformation: An international effort using behavioural science to tackle the spread of misinformation,” studied 1,872…

The federal government is looking to resolve concerns from the United States that Canada’s pending internet regulation bill will discriminate against American businesses, says International Trade Minister Mary Ng. “There are going to inevitably be issues that we just need to work through,” Ng told the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade committee on Dec. 15. “I was…

Elon Musk recently commented once again on the Liberal government’s pending internet regulation legislation, this time saying it sounds like “an attempt to muzzle” Canadians. Musk was responding to a Twitter post by Canadian journalist Andrew Lawton, who wrote on Dec. 13 that the federal government “wants to regulate internet content and deputize social media…