Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa, the bill “would give the CRTC the power to set conditions demoting or applying warning labels to content it considers contrary to Broadcasting Act objectives, which are so broad as to cover a wide range of lawful content.” GeistFinancial Post Top Stories
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The only reassurance Ottawa is offering is that bureaucrats won’t use the full power handed to them. At least for now. But trusting a government not to use powers it has is as bad a bet as trusting a gambling addict at a casino. There are several ways this legislation, if signed into law, could impact Canadians almost immediately.
Do you like to watch shows or films on Netflix on date night? It turns out Bill C-11 will make some Canadian content harder, not easier, to find. That’s because in deciding what counts as Canadian the CRTC focuses, not on the content, but on how it was produced. Thus Bill C-11 would make it harder for viewers to watch content that should be considered Canadian but isn’t,Advertisement 4
Saving failing media & protecting the Libs is the game plan. Journos know it as audiences are fleeing to the Web & SM. Tanking financials means Media needs Trudeau for Tax $$. Propping up his regime by silencing critics is their game plan. Get a stick, cancel them all!
Funny how this censorship bill is nowhere to be heard about in the mainstream media.
Trudeau tried to take away our freedom of choice, but the truckers got it back for us. Who is going to get our freedom of speech back? Its up to us, Trudeau has to go. PP save us.
Those who make information inaccessible make conspiracy theories inevitable...