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Heritage committee votes in favour of proposed opposition amendment to controversial Bill C-10 A further proposal by the Conservatives, which would alleviate free speech concerns, did not come to a vote and will be dealt with by MPs at a future meeting
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Publishing date: May 19, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read • The intent behind Bill C-10 is to ensure the CRTC can place the same rules around Canadian content on digital platforms as it has in place for traditional broadcasters. CRTC Chair Ian Scott is pictured. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/File
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MPs grill Justice Minister on impact of controversial Bill C-10
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Justice Minister David Lametti reviews his notes before attending a news conference in Ottawa, Friday May 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
TORONTO – Federal Justice Minister David Lametti told the Commons heritage committee Tuesday that it’s not his role to give a legal opinion on revisions to a bill that aims to regulate internet platforms.
Lametti said that, as a member of the Liberal cabinet, he supports Bill C-10 but as justice minister “I am not here to offer legal advice or opinions “¦ That is something that I never do publicly.”
But that didn t stop opposition MPs on the committee from grilling Lametti about the implications of removing a section of Bill C-10 last month during clause-by-clause analysis of the legislation.
Conservative MP Rachael Harder, who has insisted for weeks that the legislation was fundamentally changed by the removal of Section 4.1 from the original bill, was first to demand answers. Experts in the industry now say that the removal of Section 4.1 takes away the safeguards that were imperative to protect user-generated content. Do you agree with that? Harder asked. I thank you for the question, Lametti replied. As I said in my opening remarks, I m not going to give legal advice. … I don t give legal advice to committees.
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Canada has asked the IOC to reconsider its decision to exclude boxer Mandy Bujold from the Tokyo Games. | AFP-JIJI
AFP-Jiji May 19, 2021
Ottawa – The Canadian minister for sports has asked the International Olympic Committee to reconsider its decision to exclude boxer Mandy Bujold from the Tokyo Games, in a letter obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
The IOC refused to grant the two-time Pan American and 11-time Canadian national champion a spot at the games as she’d missed qualifying competitions in 2018 and 2019, when she was pregnant and then on maternity leave. Two more recent qualifying bouts were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.