Commentary It’s no secret that online censorship and the threat it poses to free discourse is a growing problem in the Western world. As tech companies continue to be virtually unregulated and their power to deplatform those who express heterodox views remains unchallenged, the need for legislative action to protect free speech is of the utmost importance. Unfortunately for Canadians, instead of eliminating tech companies’ ability to censor, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is simply looking to shift those powers over to government agencies, as evidenced by the new “online harms” proposal. This proposal, for which the government intends to introduce a bill in the fall, aims to regulate a new category of sites known as “online communication services,” which would include social media platforms like Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. The proposal would also establish a number of new government regulators, including a Digital Safety Commissioner and a Digital Recourse Council …