Mon May 1, 2023 – 4:17 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) –– Leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) Maxime Bernier has warned LifeSiteNews in an exclusive interview that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recently-passed internet censorship legislation Bill C-11 is “dangerous” and could lead to a metaphorical “wall” being erected around the nation’s internet, mirroring the online experience of people in Communist China.
“In the first place, there is absolutely no need for the government and the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) to tell platforms to modify their algorithms to promote Canadian content,” Bernier told LifeSiteNews via email in response to Bill C-11, which became law last Thursday after the Senate voted to pass the bill despite the House of Commons rejecting their proposed amendments.
“Canadians can decide what they want for themselves without the government holding their hands. This is a first step in creating a wall around the Canadian internet like the Chinese government does in China,” he added, making reference to the heavy regulations placed on the internet by the Communist Chinese Party (CCP), which prohibits citizens from accessing a variety of mainstream websites.
Continuing, Bernier said that “it’s unfortunate that the majority
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