Article content
Controversial Bill C-10 is heading to the justice minister for a second review of whether it impacts Charter rights, a day after Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault issued contradictory statements about whether Canadians’ social media accounts will be regulated under the bill.
Konrad von Finckenstein, former chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, said the government has not been clear what the broadcasting bill, and the various amendments the government has put forward in recent weeks, will do.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Everyone seems confused : Bill C-10 heads for second review of whether it impacts Charter rights Back to video
Canadians still confident in vaccines and oilsands outbreak : In The News for May 11
People line up at walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson May 11, 2021 - 1:15 AM
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 11 .
What we are watching in Canada .
TORONTO Canada has now administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 47.5 per cent of the country s eligible population. Here’s what else you need to know to start your day.
1. Long-term care: A report by the Canadian military describes heartbreaking and horrifying conditions within two Toronto long-term care facilities.
2. Vaccines abroad: Amid a push to have as much of the Canadian population vaccinated as quickly as possible, the federal public health agency says it doesn t know how many Canadians have received COVID-19 vaccines in other countries.
3. Stuck in India: Hari Gopal Garg and his wife Komal Garg, who flew to India to adopt a 14-month-old girl, have been stuck there since Ottawa banned flights from the country overwhelmed by a surge of COVID-19 infections.
Saskatchewan Minister of Justice Gordon Wyant has voiced concern that Bill C-10 could infringe on freedom of expression.
Wyant has penned a letter asking Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault to stop the bill from proceeding or to make amendments to protect Canadians’ freedoms.
“I urge you to stop Bill C-10 from proceeding, or at the very least make amendments to stipulate that all creative internet content generated by Canadians will be exempt from any regulatory supervision by federal government agencies,” the letter reads.
The scope of Federal Bill C-10 is a concerning constraint on freedom of expression, guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.