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Jun 17, 2022

Broadcasting and the Public Interest

How to fix Bill-C11, the Online Streaming Act — In an exercise that can only be described as political theatre of outrageous and ridiculous proportions, members of both the governing Liberals and the opposition Conservatives have spread misinformation and outright lies about Bill C-11 (the Online Streaming Act). The Minister of Canadian Heritage has made blatantly false statements in…

Broadcasting

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Broadcasting

8 min read


May 17, 2021

Does Bill C-10 give the CRTC too much power?

Law professors Michael Geist and Emily Laidlaw, both holders of Canada Research Chair positions, have been outspoken about the government’s effort to change the Broadcasting Act with Bill C-10. In his scathing assessment of the Department of Justice’s updated Charter statement on C-10, Geist cites Laidlaw, who argues: The government…

Bill C 10

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Bill C 10

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May 14, 2021

Bill C-10 and the myth of free speech

Most of the public discussion around Bill C-10 has centred around the removal of broad protections for social media companies, which critics have described as an extreme overreach for broadcasting regulation. For Cara Zwibel of the CCLA, this “constitutes an indefensible infringement of the right to freedom of expression.” Saskatchewan…

Bill C 10

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Bill C 10

9 min read


May 11, 2021

Something doesn’t add up

Admittedly, technology companies have remained relatively quiet on the issue of Bill C-10. …

Bill C 10

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Bill C 10

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May 10, 2021

The C-10 backlash is both predictable and dangerous

As the saying goes, it’s hard to see the water when you’re a fish — we often overlook what’s all around us, hiding in plain sight. The sudden backlash against Bill C-10 that argues the government’s effort to modernize the Broadcasting Act is an overreaching attempt to control the free…

Bill C 10

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Bill C 10

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