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Michael Taube: Canadian Heritage Should Get Its Own House in Order Before Controlling Canadians’ Free Speech

August 29, 2022
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Commentary Canada’s Liberal government has been focused for some time now on finding ways to regulate the internet. The Department of Canadian Heritage, in particular, has targeted online content and what it believes should be classified as hate speech. Based on the recent controversy surrounding the hiring of an anti-racist consultant who turned out to…

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‘Wokism Is About Money and Power,’ Says Poilievre in Light of Comments Made by Government-Paid Anti-Racism Consultant

August 20, 2022
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Conservative MP and leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre says the fact that the federal government is paying a “consultant who spreads anti-semitism” for “anti-racism” projects proves that “wokism is about money and power.” “So they pay $470/day to an ‘anti-racism’ consultant who spreads anti-semitism,”Poilievre said in a Twitter post on Aug. 19. “Proves wokism is about…

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‘Wokism Is About Money and Power,’ Says Poilievre After Comments Made by Government-Paid Anti-Racism Consultant

August 20, 2022
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Conservative MP and leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre says the fact that the federal government is paying a “consultant who spreads anti-semitism” for “anti-racism” projects proves that “wokism is about money and power.” “So they pay $470/day to an ‘anti-racism’ consultant who spreads anti-semitism,”Poilievre said in a Twitter post on Aug. 19. “Proves wokism is about…

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Government Expert Panel Says Disinformation Can’t Be Defined in Law

July 7, 2022
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The expert panel tasked with advising the federal government on the creation of a new bill to address “online harms” says “disinformation” should be tackled, yet it warns that the phenomena cannot be defined in legislation. In late March, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced that a panel of 12 experts would be holding discussions to…

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