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Stop Trudeau’s Censorship Bill! Contact your Canadian Senators NOW
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) –– The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting multiple changes made by senators to its controversial internet censorship bill targeting online content, leaving uncertain the future of the contentious piece of legislation.
Last Tuesday, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez sent a message to the Senate in which he said he disagrees with some of the senators amendments to Bill C-11, titled, An Act to Amend the Broadcasting Act and to Make Related and Consequential Amendments to other Acts.
In total, Rodriguez gave his dissent to six of the amendments added by senators but agreed to over a dozen others.
Bill C-11 passed Canada’s Senate last month with 43 votes in favor and 15 opposed, but with multiple amendments added.
All Conservative-appointed senators present in the Senate chamber voted “no” to the bill, while only three senators appointed by Trudeau voted against it.
Normally, once the Senate passes a bill it will be given Royal Assent and become law. However, procedure dictates that for a bill to become law
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