Bill C-11

2023 - 3 - 30

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Pierre Poilievre accuses Liberals of censoring debate on Bill C-11 (The Globe and Mail)

Poilievre was ordered by the Commons Speaker to remove part of a video from Twitter, in which he accused the Liberals of closing debate on the bill.

The Senate is not expected to further contest the bill after Mr. Parliamentary rules ban filming or photos of MPs in the chamber. But individual senators may raise objections to the minster’s rejection of several other Senate changes. They said members of Canada’s artistic community were eager to see it passed into law. On Thursday afternoon, Commons Speaker Anthony Rota ruled, after a formal complaint by Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen, that Mr. After the Liberals tabled a “closure” motion to curb debate of the bill in the Commons,

MPs remove user protection amendment from Bill C-11 (OpenMedia)

OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to ...

Section 4.1 of Bill C-11 nominally excludes user posts from CRTC regulation, which has led some MPs to incorrectly claim user content is protected. This would have ensured that ordinary Canadian users who upload content to platforms like YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok would not have their content treated as CRTC-regulated broadcasting under the Act. Despite strong petition support from [over 100,000 Canadians](https://openmedia.org/article/item/your-voice-delivered-103000-petition-signers-urge-senate-to-fix-bill-c-11) for passing this amendment, MPs rejected these changes to Section 4.2.

Liberals move to censor debate on internet censorship law, Bill C-11 (True North)

Liberal MPs voted to support closing debate on amendments introduced by the Senate which would protect content posted online by individuals from government ...

We have a government that has moved a censorship bill and now they’re moving censorship on that censorship bill. “I find this rather interesting because really Bill C-11 is a censorship bill. Closure means that they’re shutting down debate,” said Conservative MP Rachel Thomas.

Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate ... (CTV News)

The Liberal government's controversial online-streaming bill is one step closer to passing after the House of Commons approved most of the Senate's ...

"The Senate made meaningful contributions to the legislative process, and as a result, Bill C-11 has been improved," Sen. Big tech companies explained in their testimony to committees studying the bill that they design their algorithms so each user sees content specifically tailored to them. That will not happen until later this month, when Parliament returns from a two-week Easter break. "Canadians deserve the ability to see their own stories, culture and points of view included in their content options. government has also raised concerns that the law could discriminate against American companies, with some U.S. FRIENDS, a public broadcasting advocacy group, said "powerful, well-financed interests" have lined up against the bill.

Justin Trudeau Shuts Down Debate Over Online Censorship Bill In ... (The Deep Dive)

If passed, Bill C-11 would regulate digital streaming platforms by prompting them to financially contribute towards the creation and promotion of Canadian ...

“For Canadians, that opens the door to state-controlled media,” “And instead of building a whole new vehicle to do that, we’re trying to use the one that we have already, which is the CRTC,” she said. “The Liberals have just announced that they’re shutting down debate,” Poilievre exclaimed.

Directors Hail Passage of New Broadcasting Act (Canada NewsWire)

CNW/ - DGC President Warren P. Sonoda issued the following statement on the passage of the Online Streaming Act in the House of Commons: "On behalf of DGC.

"In 2018, when the DGC first proposed extending rules requiring broadcasters to invest in original Canadian programming, applying those standards to global streamers, we knew this would be a long road. This new act will help secure the fiscal future of Canadian film & television, protect our cultural sovereignty and preserve our ability to tell each other's stories for decades to come." "On behalf of DGC Members, and creatives right across Canada, I want to applaud Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the Liberal government on this landmark overhaul of our Broadcasting Act – both leveling the playing field for foreign and domestic players and requiring global streamers to invest in original Canadian programming.