On Sunday, Guilbeault said in a CTV interview that under the bill, the CRTC could impose regulations on YouTube accounts that are making money or have millions of viewers. He then said in a follow-up statement to CTV that’s not the case and that he’d used “unclear” language in the interview.
Critics said putting Canadians’ social media posts under the authority of the broadcast regulator is a violation of their free expression rights. The government maintained that wasn’t the aim of the bill and there were other safeguards in the bill to ensure Charter rights weren’t violated.Von Finckenstein said the government could have structured the bill to target streamers like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video and left user-generated content out of it.
Former CRTC vice-chair Peter Menzies said the government “saying one thing and then doing the opposite really dissolves the public trust required for any legislation, let alone something this radical.” The government has said the CRTC will have the ability to impose discoverability requirements to promote Canadian creators on social media, but the bill doesn’t define discoverability, social media or what a Canadian creator is. Von Finckenstein said that means the CRTC will have to define those specifics.
Emily Laidlaw, Canada research chair in cybersecurity law at the University of Calgary, said it shouldn’t be left to the CRTC to figure out definitions, which should be carved out in legislation. Laidlaw pointed out in an interview that social media content posted by Canadians can include “some pretty horrific stuff,” such as abusive or hateful content.
If you have to decide whether or not a bill impacts Charter rights, it very likely does. The 'review' is just a charade to justify the move...
Anything the CRTC touches is a mess. I've been waiting for lower cellphone bills since I carried this..and keep the age comments to yourself!!! 🤣🤣
A lot of what we’re seeing clearly demonstrates that our political representatives and institutions have a very limited understanding of the world of the Internet. They need to spend more time talking to their kids.
Canadian consumers continue to get robbed of free choice while being forced to pay more for a mediocre level of service compared to other markets. Platforms like netflix already lack in content. Gtfoh with this bill. Nobody wants it.
Holy shit when von Finckenstein is commenting negatively you know you are in trouble.
Minister spreads confusion Caught up in delusion That a free Internet is an illusion What a dubious conclusion
Perhaps someone in the LPC caucas can awaken david lametti? Or..if hes busy looking for right wing white supremiscists don't they have justice for hire mclaughlin on speed dial and a retainer as well from the jody wilson raybould days.. topoli thehilltimes onpoli cdnpoli
Here is a good rule of thumb: unless you are sure it isn’t a breach of the charter, don’t pass it.
Translation: Team Train Wreck is Lying Again Team Train Wreck! 🧦🇨🇦 ❄️😜🤡🎈 And Repeat Over & Over & Over & Over....
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