Mon, May 10th 2021 10:44am
Leigh Beadon
Update: The Minister has now attempted to backtrack these latest comments and repeated his insistence that the bill will not apply to social media users, though the impact the regulatory powers which he says will apply to the platforms will have on users remains unclear.
Throughout the Canadian government s legislative push to give broadcast regulators power over online services, the story on exactly what the bill would do has continually shifted, and its author, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, has been consistently vague and evasive in the face of questioning from other lawmakers and the media. He has repeatedly insisted that Bill C-10 is designed to target large audio and video services that act like broadcasters, but will not impact individual users of sites like YouTube and Twitch despite the fact that the clause which would have clearly prevented this was removed and a new amendment confirms that social media will be subjec
Heritage committee to seek answers from ministers on C-10 changes
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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
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 individuals users who upload content to social media.
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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.
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
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.
Heritage, Justice ministers called to defend Bill C-10 changes to Broadcasting Act
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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
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.
Heritage committee to seek answers from ministers on C-10 changes
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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
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 individuals users who upload content to social media.