Fri Jun 9, 2023 – 1:26 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A report by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Department of Canadian Heritage has insisted that citizens desire “stronger legislation” when it comes to the regulation of internet content.
“There was support among participants for creating an online safety regulator,” reads the department’s report, titled, “What We Heard: 2022 Roundtables On Online Safety.”
“Many participants expressed desire for stronger legislation, regulations and systems to be introduced to combat online harm,” it added. “Participants acknowledged the importance of future online safety legislation.”
The report compiled the findings of 19 federal meetings hosted from last July to November in Surrey, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Windsor, Niagara, Montréal, Québec City, Moncton, Halifax, Charlottetown and St. John’s.
Canadians invited to the meetings included the Prince Edward Island Transgender Network, Indo-Canada Association of the Greater Moncton Area, Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian Muslim Forum, Mexican Society of Edmonton and Youth Parliament of Manitoba.
There were no digital publishers, civil liberties groups, or constitutional scholars in attendance at any of the meetings.
“The distinction between misinformation and disinformation was discussed by participants,” the report stated. “Participants viewed misinformation as a step before disinformation
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