'Democratic rights at stake' in Liberal motion to compel emails, texts: Chamber of Commerce

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The Chamber of Commerce president said the concern isn’t about the bill itself but about \u0027preconditions for free discourse in our democracy.\u0027

Recommended from EditorialGoogle blocked some Canadians’ access to news on its platforms in what the company said was a test in response to Bill C-18, scheduled to end last week, while Meta said it would remove news content from Facebook and Instagram if Bill C-18 passes unchanged.

It asks both Meta and Google for any “internal and external documents, memos, presentation, communications with all third parties with respect to Canadian regulation since January 1, 2020,” and for a list of all third parties that received funding to lobby or research potential regulation over that time.

The letter outlined the motion compels private communications of third parties without any requirement to inform the involved parties or seek their consent. “The motion sets the stage for a major fishing operation that affects the rights, not only of the companies themselves, but of third parties as well.”Article content

 

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It asked Meta for all “internal and external communications (including but not limited to emails, texts or other forms of messages) related to actions it planned to take or options it considered or is considering in relation to all Canadian regulation.” What rights are at state?

I hope that Google and Meta block chris_bittle as quickly as Bittle blocked me and so many other citizens.

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