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Academics and human rights advocates say an internet censorship bill proposed by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is “aggressive,” “punitive,” and “disturbing.” The bill introduced after lapsing in the last Parliament would penalize bloggers, Facebook users and internet publishers for legal content deemed harmful.
“The proposals fail to account for the importance of protecting the kinds of expression that are most central to a free and democratic society including journalism, academic scholarship and public interest research, debate, artistic creation, criticism and political dissent,” wrote the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab in a submission to the heritage department.
Bill C-36 An Act To Amend The Criminal Code would ban legal content “likely to foment detestation or vilification of an individual or group” under threat of $70,000 fines or house arrest. A federally appointed Digital Safety Commissioner would police internet content.
It did not receive any debate in Parliament, though a midsummer consultation paper provided additional details on how Ottawa would regulate such content. Bill C-36 lapsed with the adjournment of the last Parliament. Cabinet said they would reintroduce the bill this fall .
The Citizen Lab called the bill “sweeping,” “overbroad and incoherent,” and “potentially exploitive and unconstitutional” without “clear safeguards against abuse of process” and restriction of free speech. Even public consultation was “grossly inadequate” after Guilbeault’s department arranged “a series of private, invite-only meetings” with advocates of internet controls, it said.
Access Now, a human rights group, wrote Guilbeault’s department Bill C-36 including provisions to block websites and order removal of content, reflected the worst of internet regulation worldwide, reported Blacklocks . Internet censorship by @S_Guilbeault called “disturbing,” “unconstitutional,” will curb “political dissent” and free speech: academics. https://t.co/KUWrA8v3kR #cdnpoli #C36 @CdnHeritage @imondouisabelle @accessnow @citizenlab pic.twitter.com/nQkgSlmsqB — Blacklock’s Reporter (@mindingottawa) October 1, 2021 “Canada must ensure its policies and laws do not restrict the right to freedom of expression,” wrote Access Now. “Unfortunately, the government’s proposal mirrors the most harmful aspects of the worst intermediary liability regimes around the world.”
“The proposed framework threatens fundamental freedoms and human rights,” wrote Access Now. “Web blocking is a blunt measure that interferes with freedom of expression and has […]
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