Ditto on the second day.
In one interview with the
CBC, he twisted himself into knots trying to explain why a clause in Bill C-10 that excluded certain social media from regulation was deleted.
He then said the government had no interest regulating social media, and stepped in it again in another interview by saying that social media users with a large number of followers might attract some regulation.
Within a day, however, Guilbeault was reeling that statement back, stating he “should have been more precise,” all which completed his second clawback in as many days.
The government’s true intention is therefore anybody’s guess if Guilbeault remains the only source for clarification.
Justice Minister David Lametti reviews his notes before attending a news conference in Ottawa, Friday May 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti will be on the hot seat this afternoon as a fired-up heritage committee grills him about Bill C-10’s potential to undermine online freedom of expression.
Lametti sent his deputy minister and other officials to face the all-party committee last Friday, but its members pushed for him to appear today to answer questions.
Bill C-10 has become a political flashpoint, with a range of academics, columnists and other influencers alleging it gives the CRTC too much influence over what’s shared through social media.
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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. Opposition MPs on the committee grilled 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.