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Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis expressed concern that ‘Bill C-11, the online streaming act, opens the doors to government control of Canadians through the internet through their internet activity and speech.’
(LifeSiteNews) — Canada’s broadcast commission says the public can trust that their rights will be protected under the Trudeau government’s controversial internet regulation legislation.
Last Friday, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Chairman Ian Scott said in a speech that the commission will be able to both regulate what is broadcast on the internet while also protecting freedom of expression under controversial Bill C-11, the online streaming legislation proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party government.
Since introducing Bill C-11, the Liberals have also tabled Bill C-18, a bill that seeks to force “online communications platforms” to give some of their ad revenue to mainstream media when their articles are shared on their sites.
“Users of online and social media services expect freedom of expression, and they will continue to enjoy this under the new Broadcasting Act,” Scott said in the Friday speech at Ryerson University.
“Put another way, the CRTC issues about 250 broadcasting decisions annually. Not a single one has ever been successfully challenged on the basis that it somehow infringed Canadians’ freedom of expression,” the chairman added.