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.
It appears that Canadians’ concerns have been heard over Bill C-10 – the federal Liberal government’s new legislation that would have clamped down on new media platforms, including social media. . . .