The Liberals’ “censorship” act, Bill C-10 is quickly unravelling
In a Sunday (May 9) interview with Evan Solomon of CTV, the Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault repeatedly said that Bill C-10 would allow the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to regulate individuals’ social media posts.
Yet, within 24 hours there was a change of tune.
Now the minister is saying the legislation didn’t do what he clearly said it did the day before.
If the minister in charge of the file can’t understand his own legislation there is a serious problem.
We’ve seen time and again the Liberals push through legislation saying one thing and meaning another. This is just the latest example.
Guilbeault had told
CTV News during an interview that if an account has millions of viewers or was âacting like a broadcaster,â the CRTC may have regulating powers related to the discoverability of online content.
In a new statement sent to
CTV News, the minister has stated that he should have been more precise in his previous wording and that social media users won’t be regulated.
âAn individual a person who uses social media will never be considered as broadcasters and will not be subject to the obligations or regulations within the Broadcasting Act,â the statement reads.
Guilbeault outlined that âwhen social media platforms produce content for Canadians to watch or listen to for broadcast– the platforms will be regulated… If a social media platform contracts an individual to produce content for broadcast, it will still be the social media platform that faces regulation.â
Heritage, Justice ministers called to defend Bill C-10 changes to Broadcasting Act
Justice Minister David Lametti responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday May 7, 2021. Canada s justice and heritage ministers will be recalled to justify a change to the Broadcasting Act that critics warn could erode the rights of individuals users who upload content to social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld May 10, 2021 - 1:34 PM
OTTAWA - Canada s justice and heritage ministers will be recalled to justify a change to the Broadcasting Act that critics warn could erode the rights of individual users who upload content to social media.
OTTAWA After suggesting that under Bill C-10, the Canadian Radio-television and telecommunications Commission (CRTC) could impose discoverability regulations on individuals who have a large-enough following online, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has backtracked, saying that’s not the case. In a new statement sent to CTV News late Sunday night, the minister says he used “unclear” language when he referred to people and online channels being subject to federal regulations as part of the government’s updates to the Broadcasting Act. During question period on Monday, the minister faced more questions about the latest messaging confusion. The committee studying the bill has now called for him to testify in the coming days while the federal justice department delivers an updated assessment of whether the bill still complies with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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