Page 98 - Broadcasting Act News Today

Harder has concerns over Bill C10 regulating Internet Poll Yes, as much as possible Yes, sometimes As the contentious Heritage Committee debate continues in Ottawa surrounding the federal government’s Bill C10, Lethbridge MP and Official Opposition Critic for Digital Government Rachael Harder says many Canadians aren’t fully aware what’s at stake if the bill passes– particularly since section 4.1, which exempted social media and Internet creators from strict Canadian content laws, has n...

OTTAWA - An attempt by the Trudeau government to speed up controversial legislation to regulate online streaming services brought the House of Commons to a virtual standstill Friday.

OTTAWA — An attempt by the Trudeau government to speed up controversial legislation to regulate online streaming services brought the House of Commons to a virtual standstill Friday. The minority Liberal government, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, had hoped to pass a motion to impose time allocation on a Commons committee that has […]

Bloc Québécois Leader on Broadcasting Act Modernization Bill In a news conference on Parliament Hill, Yves-François Blanchet, the leader of the Bloc Québécois, comments on the adoption of the federal government’s legislation to modernize the Broadcasting Act (C-10). He is joined by Bloc Québécois House leader Alain Therrien and by the party’s communications critic Martin Champoux. (June 1, 2021) (no interpretation) Latest Episodes

Military Justice System Review – June 1, 2021 Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan discusses the findings contained in the review of Canada’s military justice system. The mandated review was conducted by former Supreme Court justice Morris Fish, who was asked by the federal government in November 2020 to begin the independent review. He concludes that misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces “remains persistent, preoccupying and widespread.” The minister is joined by Anita Vandenbeld (his parl...

Protests in Colombia, data protection in Chile and Mexico, and tracking risk in Venezuela Demonstrators wear a black cape with red hearts painted to honour the victims on the front line of the national strike, during a protest organized by relatives of victims of enforced disappearance, in Medellín, Colombia, 27 May 2021, Fredy Builes/Getty Images May 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEXs Regional Editor Paula Martins, ba...

Article content Liberal, NDP and Bloc MPs have voted down an attempt by the Conservatives to ensure social media content is exempted from regulation in the controversial broadcasting bill C-10. Conservative MPs proposed the amendment that would have essentially brought back a section of the bill that excluded social media content. That exemption was removed in April by the Heritage committee, prompting outrage from critics who said putting user-generated content under the Canadian Radio-televis...

Parliament plays beat the clock — A mysterious account goes silent

Article content I feel Canadians should be very concerned about proposed legislation by the federal government. Bill C-10, also known as the Broadcasting Act reform bill, was tabled last year by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault to “make web giants pay.” In my opinion, it is a Trojan horse that threatens freedom of speech and expression in Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Reader letter: Proposed federal legislation Bill C-10 should ...

TORONTO (Sputnik) - New legislation introduced by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to overhaul Canadas media framework is an assault on free speech and...