The Cabinet plans to bring back a bill to control the internet by the end of this year. . Closed laptop computer .On Monday, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez informed the Commons Heritage committee that he would “have more to announce shortly.”.“We have worked a good deal on this issue and we will have more to announce shortly,” testified Rodriguez..According to Blacklock’s Reporter, a previous bill called Bill C-36 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code was introduced on June 23, 2021. However, it expired and did not pass in the last Parliament. .Bill C-36 aimed to broaden the ban on hate speech by prohibiting content “likely to foment detestation or vilification,” with offenders facing fines of up to $70,000..“The committee has been working for years on possible legislation to counter such hateful activity online,” said New Democrat MP Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, BC). .“What can we expect in this regard? What sort of bill are we looking at?”.“We are coming up with something very shortly,” replied Rodriguez. .“When, in a couple of weeks?” asked Julian. .“I can’t tell you,” replied Rodriguez..“Will it be in the fall?” asked Julian. .“It’s not going to be longer than the fall, of course, but I can’t give you a specific date,” replied Rodriguez..“Online hate, as you know, doesn’t stay online,” said Rodriguez. .“It makes its way into the street. It makes its way into real behaviour. We have seen that here, we have seen that in Washington. Online hate is real hate. That’s real behaviour. We are coming up with something very shortly.”.Rodriguez did not clarify what he meant by “real behaviour.” He had criticized participants of the 2022 Freedom Convoy, referring to them as agents of misinformation..“The reality is grim,” Rodriguez told a March 8, 2022, webinar. .“The internet has allowed for more misinformation and disinformation, more polarization than ever before.”.There was widespread opposition to Bill C-36 and federal regulation of legal internet content. .In a report by the department of Canadian Heritage What We Heard: The Government's Proposed Approach to Address Harmful Content, it was acknowledged that the bill was unpopular..“Many cautioned against opening categories of harmful content to speech that, although harmful, would nevertheless be lawful,” said the report. .The proposal received protests from a large number of individuals, including academics, libertarians, lawyers, legislators, and free speech advocates. A total of 9,218 petitioners expressed their opposition to the department regarding the proposal..During an interview with legal counsel at the Freedom Convoy inquiry on Sept. 9, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is committed to internet regulation..“He noted we are living in a very difficult time right now,” said an Interview Summary by inquiry counsel..“The government believes in free speech,” said Trudeau. .“But with social media, there is a new way to foment anger and hate that is different from anything we have seen before, difficult to counter, and it is destabilizing our democracy.”
The Cabinet plans to bring back a bill to control the internet by the end of this year. . Closed laptop computer .On Monday, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez informed the Commons Heritage committee that he would “have more to announce shortly.”.“We have worked a good deal on this issue and we will have more to announce shortly,” testified Rodriguez..According to Blacklock’s Reporter, a previous bill called Bill C-36 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code was introduced on June 23, 2021. However, it expired and did not pass in the last Parliament. .Bill C-36 aimed to broaden the ban on hate speech by prohibiting content “likely to foment detestation or vilification,” with offenders facing fines of up to $70,000..“The committee has been working for years on possible legislation to counter such hateful activity online,” said New Democrat MP Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, BC). .“What can we expect in this regard? What sort of bill are we looking at?”.“We are coming up with something very shortly,” replied Rodriguez. .“When, in a couple of weeks?” asked Julian. .“I can’t tell you,” replied Rodriguez..“Will it be in the fall?” asked Julian. .“It’s not going to be longer than the fall, of course, but I can’t give you a specific date,” replied Rodriguez..“Online hate, as you know, doesn’t stay online,” said Rodriguez. .“It makes its way into the street. It makes its way into real behaviour. We have seen that here, we have seen that in Washington. Online hate is real hate. That’s real behaviour. We are coming up with something very shortly.”.Rodriguez did not clarify what he meant by “real behaviour.” He had criticized participants of the 2022 Freedom Convoy, referring to them as agents of misinformation..“The reality is grim,” Rodriguez told a March 8, 2022, webinar. .“The internet has allowed for more misinformation and disinformation, more polarization than ever before.”.There was widespread opposition to Bill C-36 and federal regulation of legal internet content. .In a report by the department of Canadian Heritage What We Heard: The Government's Proposed Approach to Address Harmful Content, it was acknowledged that the bill was unpopular..“Many cautioned against opening categories of harmful content to speech that, although harmful, would nevertheless be lawful,” said the report. .The proposal received protests from a large number of individuals, including academics, libertarians, lawyers, legislators, and free speech advocates. A total of 9,218 petitioners expressed their opposition to the department regarding the proposal..During an interview with legal counsel at the Freedom Convoy inquiry on Sept. 9, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is committed to internet regulation..“He noted we are living in a very difficult time right now,” said an Interview Summary by inquiry counsel..“The government believes in free speech,” said Trudeau. .“But with social media, there is a new way to foment anger and hate that is different from anything we have seen before, difficult to counter, and it is destabilizing our democracy.”
