Thu Jun 2, 2022 – 4:46 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — After the Trudeau government promised Bill C-11 would only apply to corporations, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) now says the internet censorship bill will indeed regulate individuals.
Testifying before the Canadian Heritage Committee on Tuesday, CRTC chair Ian Scott contradicted his own past statements and statements by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez by stating that Bill C-11, the online streaming act, won’t just target Big Tech but “user uploaded content” as well.
“[Section] 4.2 allows the CRTC to prescribe by regulation user uploaded content subject to very explicit criteria. That is also in the Act,” Scott stated in his testimony, confirming what critics have been warning for months.
“The commission could, for example, issue certain rules with respect to discoverability, could perhaps issue rules … to respond to certain concerns on accessibility,” chimed in Commission general counsel Rachelle Frenette, attempting to clarify the scope of the act.
Both statements seem to contradict previous assurances by Scott, who in April insisted that the public can trust that their rights will be protected under the controversial piece of legislation.
“Users of online and social media services expect
The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at LifeSite News
The views expressed in this news alert by the author do not directly represent that of The Official Street Preachers or its editors