As Invoice C-11 advances in direction of changing into regulation, we ask whether or not the Canadian Authorities believes their persons are so fragile they should be protected?
Invoice C-11 is inching nearer to changing into the regulation, and Canadians are weighing in.
The laws, if handed, will take intention at Canadians’ on-line feeds. One such affected feed could possibly be their homepage on YouTube, the place content material can be prioritized primarily based on objectives set out by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Fee (CRTC).
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On Monday, outstanding Canadian web and e-commerce regulation professor Michael Geist mentioned belief is waning within the CRTC as a result of it acts like an arm of the federal government as an alternative of performing like an impartial regulator.
“Simply final week […] Rodriguez informed an business convention that he might ‘direct the CRTC on many issues and in some ways,’” wrote Geist on Substack.
On Twitter, he wrote the federal government could have “misplaced the script” about Invoice C-11.
Watching Minister @pablorodriguez flippantly dismiss fears of 1000’s of Canadian creators, mislead TV/movie manufacturing group on their considerations, and reject an in depth Senate examine on Invoice C-11 suggests authorities has misplaced the script on this invoice.https://t.co/nPXIG3zSoc
Excellent remarks -Invoice C-11 is an affront to freedom of expression, an assault on Canadian creators, an infringement by Trudeau/Rodriguez on my proper to decide on what content material I view
This Canadian effort echoes President Biden’s obvious try final yr to outlaw “disinformation”, by placing the talentless Nina Jankowicz answerable for the fortunately quick lived Disinformation Governance Board.
What has gone improper with society? Why are there such makes an attempt to encroach on our most elementary liberty, the proper to speak brazenly with our fellows? Why is the Canadian Authorities pushing Invoice C-11? Why did Biden push his Disinformation Governance Board?
Regardless of the reply to this query, I hope the following administrations, in each Canada and the USA, places a cease to it.
