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Stop Trudeau’s Censorship Bill! Contact your Canadian Senators NOW!.
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s much-maligned internet censorship Bill C-11 came one step closer to becoming law after passing second reading in Canada’s Senate Tuesday.
In a 49-19 vote, Canadian senators decided to push forward the controversial bill which has been called a “power grab over human communications” by industry experts.
The bill, titled, An Act to Amend the Broadcasting Act and to Make Related and Consequential Amendments to other Acts will now proceed to the third reading and final reading.
Conservative senators who voted against the bill blasted its second reading passage.
Bill #C11 is bad legislation. It’s paternalistic, will blunt the success of 🇨🇦 creators & control what you consume online; all while protecting the status quo where gatekeepers & corporate broadcasters cash in while creators have to come with cap in hand.https://t.co/daJaPoeeIq
— Senator Leo Housakos (@SenatorHousakos) October 25, 2022
Another Conservative senator, Denise Batters, noted that only two Trudeau-appointed senators voted against the bill.
Out of the 19 senators who voted NO to Bill #C11 at 2nd
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