From the weeks-long protests against COVID-19 mandates that gridlocked the nation’s capital and border crossings, to proposed pieces of legislation such as the expansion of medical assistance in dying and internet regulation, 2022 saw a number of important developments that will continue to unfold or have ripple effects in 2023.
Here are some of the top Canadian issues that made the news in the past year and are worth following in the year to come.
Internet Regulation
In 2022, the federal government introduced various pieces of legislation to regulate online content in the name of combating hate and “disinformation.”
Bill C-11 and C-18 are currently moving through Parliament, and consultation work has been done on a future bill to reduce “online harms.”…