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Article content The Liberal government has proposed new limits on how CRTC can regulate social media posts under Bill C-10, which would still give the broadcast regulator some oversight what content Canadians see on digital platforms. The amendment proposed at the Heritage committee meeting Thursday evening would allow the CRTC to issue orders relating to discoverability – the ability to force social media platforms to show a certain amount of Canadian content to users. We apologize, but this...

We stand for freedom Yes By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on May 7, 2021. In a democracy, it is the government’s job to defend people’s right to speak freely. Yet, the federal Liberal government is doing the exact opposite. Bill C-10-An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts – was first introduced in the House of Commons on November 3, 2020. Originally, Conservatives were supportive of many parts of this bill because there was a comm...

Article content Last fall, the Liberals put forward Bill C-10, intended to revise the Broadcasting Act and bring it up to date with new technologies and platforms. The existing Broadcasting Act prescribes various rules around Canadian content and other standards for Canadian radio and television. This new legislation seeks to bring large online streaming services that now dominate the entertainment space under the scope of the act. There have been significant developments in the broadcasting in...

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Article content Canada’s cultural sector, long a champion of rights and social justice, now finds itself — despite Monday’s government pullback — in the awkward position of having inspired the mugging of free speech and expression on the internet. To say this is a unique position for this group, which has successfully lobbied the federal government to “get money from web giants,” is an understatement. Whether through courageous historic battles on behalf of artistic freedom or leadi...

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iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on May 3, 2021 5:50pm The House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Conservative MPs are raising baseless fears and putting a false spin on Bill C-10, an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act, says Julie Drabusin, parliamentary secretary to Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. Drabusin made the comments after members of the Heritage committee spent nearly two hours on Monday debating a Conservative motion that would have t...

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Article content The Liberal government is promising to change broadcasting Bill C-10 following a week of controversy that an amendment to the legislation infringes Canadians’ rights to free expression. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said a new amendment would make it “crystal clear” that social media posts by Canadians would not be subject to regulation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing ...