Commentary So far, no one has offered a better description of the federal government’s efforts to control the internet than Charlie Angus. Calling last fall for regulation that addressed the use of algorithms by social media platforms such as Facebook, the veteran NDP MP called Bill C-10 a “political dumpster fire” that gave an ill-equipped Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) authority over the entire global internet. The Trudeau government first introduced Bill C-10 in November of 2020. It trudged through the Parliamentary process until last spring when people realized the appalling impact it had on free speech. At the time, I described it in an interview with National Post reporter Anja Karadeglija as legislation that “doesn’t just infringe on free expression, it constitutes a full-blown assault upon it and, through it, the foundations of democracy.” Civil liberties experts agreed. Steven Guilbeault, then Heritage Minister, appeared not to fully understand …
The Liberals’ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back, and It’s More Concerning Than Ever
February 3, 2022
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