Loading ...Trudeau gov’t fast-tracks one of its multiple internet censorship bills
‘Simply put, this law would force Facebook, Google and other internet companies to prioritize CBC and other government-approved news outlets…’
A Liberal government bill that would force social media companies to pay Canadian legacy media for news content shared on their platforms was rushed through the House of Commons last week despite massive pushback from critics.
Bill C-18 – also called the “Online News Act” – was pushed through its third and final reading in the House of Commons last Wednesday, and was quickly sent to the Senate where it then passed its first reading.
The fast-tracking of the bill comes despite it being blasted by critics as an attack on independent media, with some warning it could lead to the “death” of the free press in Canada.
Michael Geist, who serves as the research chair of internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, commented in a recent blog post that Bill C-18 getting rammed through the House of Commons is an “embarrassment.”
It’s nice that Castreau keeps teeing up these silly positions for Poilievre to drive down the centre of political fairway. Perhaps someone can whisper in dogmeat’s ear that supporting a a hated government is no way to ensure a political future. Then again, he probably has ambitions to becoming a young cabinet member in a new WEF world government – perhaps even Minister of Truth – and after, Planetary Emperor? Anything is possible in the New World Order. This indeed is a brave new world!