Wed Feb 2, 2022 – 3:19 pm EST
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) – The Canadian government under Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is once again trying to push through legislation to regulate the internet, after reintroducing a failed controversial bill from last year on Tuesday.
Liberal Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez introduced a bill titled, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts yesterday.
Last year after winning the 2021 federal election, the Trudeau Liberals promised to reintroduce the controversial internet legislation.
At of press time, the text of the Tuesday bill has not been released. However, the last version of this bill, under the name Bill C-10, “An Act to Amend the Broadcasting Act,” drew fire for its targeting of user-generated content on social media platforms.
Bill C-10 as it was written would have forced websites, under the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) – including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook – to remove content deemed “harmful” within 24 hours, and also compel services like Netflix to have more Canadian content.
However, it failed to pass the Senate during the last day of debate on June 29, 2021, before the upper chamber broke
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