Canadian gov’t lawyers admit online content law will affect all user-generated content
Not only will platforms such as YouTube and Netflix be restricted, but ordinary users will be impacted by the Online Streaming Act.
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Articles tagged bill c-11
Trudeau’s internet censorship Bill C-11 will not be implemented until late 2025
The delay is due to not having a framework to determine exactly how much streaming services will be forced to pay and also what kind of inclusion and diversity requirements will be mandated.
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Internet censorship laws lead a majority of Canadians to believe free speech is threatened: poll
Survey results show that 62% of Canadians think it is 'tougher to voice their opinion in their country.'
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Margaret Atwood compares Trudeau’s proposed Online Harms Act to Orwell’s ‘1984’
After left-leaning author Margaret Atwood compared her country's proposed Online Harms Act to George Orwell's dystopian novel '1984,' Canadian justice minister and attorney general Arif Virani claimed she misunderstood the bill.
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‘This is insane’: Elon Musk condemns Trudeau gov’t ‘Online Harms’ bill
The Trudeau government's proposed 'Online Harms' bill, which seeks to expand the scope of government regulation of the internet through threats of fines and lengthy prison terms, continues to be blasted by prominent international voices.
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Trudeau minister defends prosecuting thought crimes. Nobody should be surprised
Justice Minister Arif Virani's comments should not come as a surprise to Canadians considering his history of trampling Canadians' Charter rights in the name of 'safety'.
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Trudeau government abandoning long-threatened ‘hate speech’ bill after backlash
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has warned that Trudeau’s desire to censor online ‘hate speech’ is nothing more than a ‘woke authoritarian’ tool to silence views that Trudeau dislikes.
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Pierre Poilievre calls Canadian journalist’s arrest ‘outrageous,’ vows to protect freedom of the press
'We’re going to stop arresting journalists. It’s outrageous for the prime minister and his government to have journalists arrested merely for asking questions of ministers and public officials,' the Conservative Party leader said.
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Google agrees to pay Canadian legacy media $100 million under Trudeau’s Online News Act
Google had previously promised to remove links to Canadian news outlets rather than pay the fees outlined in Justin Trudeau’s new legislation.
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Trudeau gov’t appears to back down on ‘digital services tax’ plans
In October, the head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) Franco Terrazzano said the Trudeau 'feds need to stop dreaming up new taxes and new ways to make life more expensive.'
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