Censoring the Internet with Bill C-11 – Cannabis News, Lifestyle

Justin Trudeau loves censorship. That’s why he wants to censor the Internet with Bill C-11. Before the last election, his government introduced Bill C-10. It didn’t go so well. But what people want has never stood in the way of Trudeau’s version of democracy. So now we have Bill C-11. An even worse version. The Online Streaming Act gives the Canadian Broadcasting Authority the power to censor the Internet. Everything is game. From YouTube videos to Instagram posts to this very website. We have already seen the abuse of power Trudeau will take against worker truckers. What is the endgame here?

The CRTC will censor the internet

Their answer now is to let the CRTC censor the internet. The Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications Commission is among the most useless government bureaucracies. They’re the reason phone plans suck in Canada. Why do we pay so much for the internet. They stifle the competition. They make radio terrible. And now they want to ruin the internet by regulating it.

Bill C-11 gives the CRTC “detectability” power. In this way, they can force social media platforms to prioritize certain content over others. For example, propaganda about the government’s success in legalizing cannabis. Content that criticizes the legalization scheme or the government in general never sees the light of day. You have to go look for it.

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Bill C-10: The Even Worse Sequel

This was the major controversy with the previous bill. Nobody wants the Canadian government to censor the internet. And so the Trudeau administration claims they “listened to the concerns about social media in particular” and “they fixed it.” But it’s a sleight of hand. A lie based on the assumption that you will not read the actual bill.

Section 2.1 exempts User Content from CRTC regulation. Just like people asked for. But then Section 4.1(2) creates an exception to the exemption. It gives the CRTC the ability to define what it regulates.

How the CRTC censors the internet

Bill C-11 says the CRTC can censor content uploaded to social media if it calls it “programs.” To qualify as a program, content must generate revenue. Or whether content comes from television or radio. Or whether it fits into a category of global standards.

The CRTC is free to weigh these factors. Bill C-11 goes on to state that not all “programs” need to generate revenue. Bill C-11 gives the CRTC the power to treat social media content as “programs.” Once defined as such, it is fair game for regulation.

The Trudeau government plans to censor the Internet with Bill C-11.

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threatened freedom of speech

Bill C-11 is written broadly because a law censoring the internet would never get through. But that’s what Bill C-11 is. Podcasts are regulated by the CRTC. That speaks volumes about the kind of society Trudeau has in mind.

Are you wondering how successful the Freedom Convoy would have been if people hadn’t been able to communicate freely online? How successful would cannabis activism be without freedom of expression and communication?

Bill C-11 threatens our ability to communicate with each other. It threatens our way of life. It’s another justification for calling Justin Trudeau a dictator.

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https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-11/first-reading