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Former franchisee of the Second Cup coffee shop at the Montreal Jewish Hospital, who was filmed giving a Nazi salute during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, has been arrested and now faces criminal charges.
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Senator David Adams Richard tears apart Bill C-11, warning against censorship and government dictating what counts as Canadian culture. Powerful speech from one of Canada’s most acclaimed authors, having won Governor General’s Award for fiction and non-fiction and Giller Prize.
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Having spent hours watching Bill C-10 committee hearings, I’m out. MPs are voting on amendments that have never been made public, no experts to ask, no discussion, no debate. This is what Liberals, NDP and Bloc voted for.
This is not how laws are supposed to be made in Canada.
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I’m the grandson of holocaust survivors who thinks it shouldn’t be too much to ask the Heritage Minister to say something - anything - about officials in his department funding an anti-semite despite multiple warnings. Instead, the Parliamentary Secretary suggests I’m racist.
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For those not watching, Canadian Heritage committee now voting on Bill C-11 amendment after amendment. The text of the amendments aren’t public, there is no debate, and no discussion. A betrayal of basic democratic norms that results from @pablorodriguez demand to finish tonight.
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I have subscribed to @TorontoStar for as long as I can remember. I canceled my subscription today. A social justice columnist who repeatedly says “we don’t know” what Hamas did on October 7th contributes to the wave of antisemitism and can’t be supported.
I deleted a tweet, because the way it has been twisted is so shocking. Here I am, impatient with the dialogue I’m seeing on the left about whether Hamas did this or that. I’m saying we don’t know, focus on ceasefire. Appears some see it as terrorism denial.
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Whoa - Senator Richards says “he will always stand against any bill that subjects freedom of expression to the doldrums of governmental oversight. Bill C-10 doesn’t need amendments. It needs a stake through the heart.”
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Not sure I’ve ever seen a leading company trash Canadian Internet policy this badly. @Twitter on the Canadian government’s online harms plan likened its site blocking plan to China, North Korea, and Iran and said even basic procedural fairness was missing. michaelgeist.ca/2022/04/onli…
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Disney says it has invested $3 billion in Canada, its Canadian productions like Turning Red aren’t treated as Cancon, it’s facing costly Bill C-11 regulations, and now @cafreeland singles it out for canceling subscriptions as a money-saving example?
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Bill C-10 shocker - the Speaker of the House just declared all the amendments passed last week null and void. As noted last week, chair @Scott_Simms had ruled they could not proceed and was overruled by Liberal, NDP and Bloc MPs. Speaker ruled Simms was correct.
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This was the top issue of discussion at our Yom Kippur break fast last night: disbelief that a Nazi was honoured, dismay that there is no accountability, and anger that the government would propose deleting the incident from the record including the video.
LPC House Leader Karina Gould sought unanimous consent to strike Anthony Rota's comments about Yaroslav Hunka from the record and the CPC denied it
CPC MP Marty Morantz says “deleting the words from Hansard would only have one purpose, to try and forget what happened" #cdnpoli
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Google now confirming it is preparing to block news links in Canada as a result of Bill C-18. Awaiting final regulations, but says draft regs don’t fix flawed law. Appears to have arrived at same conclusion as Meta. Disastrous law about to get worse.
Projet de loi C-18: Google se prépare à exclure les sites d'information canadiens de ses moteurs de recherche | JDM journaldemontreal.com/2023/1…
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While I have doubts about whether the legal standard was met to invoke the Emergencies Act, simply don’t see how continuing it can be justified on grounds that the convoy could return. An extraordinary measure should require far more. Terrible precedent.
House of Commons passes Emergencies Act motion after fractious debate theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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This both deeply troubling and explains a lot when it comes to Bill C-11. This from Bloc MP @A_Larouche_Shef:
”if violating freedom of expression means ensuring that Quebec content is well represented online then that's worth it"
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I used to think of these as black and white images telling a story of my grandparents that I thought was a horror in the past. To see this appearing in colour today on the streets of Toronto - the city where I was born and raised - shakes me to my core.
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Bill C-11 Goes Off The Rails Amid Charges of Witness Intimidation and Bullying by Government MPs
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The Senate Bill C-10 Debate Concludes: “I Don’t Think This Bill Needs Amendments. It Needs a Stake Through the Heart.” michaelgeist.ca/2021/06/the-…
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Bill C-18 is law. Government repeatedly cut off debate to give it royal assent before the summer. The potential harm to media and Canadians from blocked news links were dismissed and described by the Minister as a “business choice”. Who was being reckless?
Meta’s reckless choice to block news before the Act is in force is hurting access to vital information on Facebook and Instagram.
We are calling on them to reinstate news sharing today for the safety of Canadians facing this emergency. We need more news right now, not less.
Community note
META is following Bill C-18 to the letter of the law.
The Bill states META will negotiate payment or stop the links on their platform. META stopped the links.
parl.ca/DocumentViewer
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With only 2 1/2 hours left of Bill C-11 clause-by-clause review before @pablorodriguez expiry on debate kicks in, committee will vote on 100+ amendments tonight without debate, explanation, or public disclosure. Awful violation of democratic norms and a stain on the government.
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The committee just passed a Liberal amendment to Bill C-10 that has never been made public. Committee is just reading amendment numbers with no information provided. Chair says he cannot given any details. Literally secret law making.
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Is this real life? Govt mandates payments for links in C-18. Meta says will comply by not linking. @JustinTrudeau says democracy under attack and likens to WW2:
“They made the wrong choice by deciding to attack Canada. We want to defend democracy…This is what we did during WW2.”
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Cannot overstate the harm from this: news sector loses hundreds of millions, Canadians face degraded search results, and prominence of low-quality sources increase. Blame squarely on @pablorodriguez who did not take risks of flawed Bill C-18 seriously.
A Massive Own-Goal for the Government: Google to Stop News Links in Canada Due to Bill C-18
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Seeing Cabinet ministers and MPs wait for the PM to comment on the antisemitic attack in Montreal and then follow with roughly the same script - devoid of the word antisemitism - isn't leadership and isn't good enough. Explicitly calling out antisemitism should not be hard.
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Reality check: Meta isn’t coming back to news in Canada due to Bill C-18. Government didn’t take risk seriously and others now pay price. No other country has proposed a 4% tax on revenues in this way and no one else will. Canada model for what not to do.
cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau…
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This says it all. If @pablorodriguez was surprised that Google decided to block news in Canada in response to mandated payments for links in Bill C-18, he wasn’t paying any attention to the widely discussed concerns that have been raised for over a year.
Heritage minister 'surprised' by Google news ban; ambassador says U.S. won't intervene ctvnews.ca/politics/heritage…
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Bill C-11 Now a Trade Issue: U.S. Warns Canada About Online Streaming Act Concerns
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Bill C-10 passes committee as amended. Tune in next week to actually see what was approved and look for further gag orders in order to get the bill through the House of Commons. By any democratic standard, the Liberal, NDP & Bloc tactics of the past week have been shameful.
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How badly is Heritage Minister @pablorodriguez flailing in search of a response to the mess that is Bill C-18? As the bill now threatens the government’s entire media strategy, even @Twitter has included context labels on his misleading claims.
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Senator David Adams Richards tears apart Bill C-11, warning against censorship and government dictating what counts as Canadian culture. Powerful speech from one of Canada’s most acclaimed authors, having won Governor General’s Award for fiction and non-fiction and Giller Prize.
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Why I Installed the COVID Alert App: ”an independent review has found that the privacy risks associated with the app have been addressed and that it is likely to help reduce the spread of the virus. That was reason enough for me to install it.” michaelgeist.ca/2020/08/why-…
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The Canadian government caves on the DST. Finance Minister @FP_Champagne says government will rescind it altogether with no payments due tomorrow. What a series of ridiculous blunders over several years to get to this point.
Canada is engaged in complex negotiations on a new economic and security partnership with the U.S.
Rescinding the DST will allow the negotiations to make vital progress and reinforce our work to create jobs and build prosperity for all Canadians.
🔗canada.ca/en/department-fina…
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Whether it is a misunderstanding or misinformation misses the point: the government’s massive financial and regulatory support to Canadian news media has deeply undermined public trust in media’s independence with every error now viewed through this lens.
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This weekend in Canada: terror plot arrest in Ottawa that targeted Jewish community, threats to police officers and shoppers in malls with no arrests or action.
We would never accept this against any other group.
It is not ok.
globalnews.ca/news/10175125/…
Hamas supporters threatened to kill shoppers at the Toronto Eaton Centre right in front of the Toronto police and no one is arrested.
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Unbelievable interview with @S_Guilbeault on Bill C-10. He now says users with large number of followers or views *will* be subject to CRTC regulation, calling them broadcasters too. Bill C-10 treats everyone’s content as a “program” subject to regulation.
Who will be subject to discoverability regulations under C-10? People with large followings? What’s the threshold? @s_guilbeault responds.
Read more: ctvnews.ca/politics/minister… #cdnpoli #ctvqp
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This is my family’s synagogue. Just weeks ago it was vandalized. As the community comes together to stand up to hate, this is the scene outside. People protesting at a synagogue with huge security lines needed to enter. Canada in 2024.
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Grateful to see @JustinTrudeau and @PierrePoilievre join the Jewish community solidarity gathering in Ottawa tonight. Unity standing up for Israel and against terrorism.
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After months of @s_guilbeault invoking cultural lobby groups to justify Bill C-10, Senator Richards, one of Canada’s most celebrated authors, brought the debate to a close: “I don’t think this bill needs amendments. It needs a stake through the heart.” michaelgeist.ca/2021/06/the-…
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Heritage Minister @s_guilbeault has looked to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel as support for Bill C-10. Now members of the previously unanimous panel won’t even sign a letter in support of the bill. Speaks volumes.
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“This Law Will Be One of Scapegoating All Those Who Do Not Fit Into What Our Bureaucrats Think Canada Should Be”: Bill C-11 is Back with Stunning Rebuke From Senator David Adams Richards
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As expected, the Bill C-10 gag order passes 181-147 with Liberal and Bloc support. Committee limited to 5 more hours. Many potential amendments will not be considered. This process to shut down committee work hasn’t been used in 20 years and never for this short period of time.
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I know we’re watching hockey, but this is appalling. The government’s new appointment as the chair of the Canada human rights commission posted links to articles comparing Israelis to Nazis and Palestinians to Jews incarcerated in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Government just passed Bill C-11 with support from Bloc and NDP. Conservatives vote against, joined by Green MP @morricemike. Given the multiple efforts to cut off debate and limit discussion of amendments, not a surprise. Senate has signalled a real review in the fall. 1/2
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My post on Meta now blocking news on its platforms in Canada. Despite assurances from the industry it was just a bluff, this outcome was predictable and will result in enormous losses. The government’s empty tough talk can’t mask its epic miscalculation.
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I will never get used to committee voting on amendment after amendment without public text or discussion. Conservative MPs repeatedly ask for reading of amendments and Liberal chair Hedy Fry says no, people can read what was done to Bill C-11 once it is published.
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This is the right thing to do, but in my view re-affirms that the vote on Monday was a mistake. There isn’t grounds to continue the Emergencies Act now and there wasn’t 48 hours ago either.
CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to revoke use of the Emergencies Act, according to two senior government sources, now that the protest in downtown Ottawa is over. #cdnpoli
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After claiming no user generated content regulation in Bill C-10, now @s_guilbeault says the CRTC can regulate if you get a lot of views or followers?!
The government’s story about the bill changes daily. Time to scrap it and start over.
Minister suggests with Bill C-10, CRTC could regulate online content if account has large enough following ctvnews.ca/politics/minister…
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Grateful this ad will air during tonight’s Super Bowl in the U.S. It presumably won’t run in Canada, but the message should be the same. The explosive growth of antisemitism in Canada from coast to coast requires all to stand up for the Jewish community.
A chilling reality captured in this moving video by @StandUp2JewHate that will air during the Super Bowl today.
1 in 4 Jewish Americans were victims of hate last year.
Hate only wins if you let it and we must all stand against it.
#StandUpToJewishHate
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Just received an email from the RCMP Access to Information office about a request I submitted 6 years ago. No response ever received. Now asking if it is still relevant. Will close file if I don’t respond in one week. Canada’s ATIP system is so badly broken.
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The @S_Guilbeault interview may be the worst yet. In 8 minutes:
1️⃣ he cites wrong Bill C-10 section on user generated content regs
2️⃣ says govt will regulate social media users with large # of viewers
3️⃣says it isn’t government regulating, it’s the CRTC
ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2198…
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.@S_Guilbeault asked if he can name any other country in the world that regulates user generated content in the way proposed by Bill C-10?
Minister cannot. No surprise because there is no other country that has done this.
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Last night, @SenMarcGold announced he will moving today to cut off debate on Bill C-11. It astonishing how a bill with significant implications for freedom of expression has had debate continuously cut short: at committee, in the House, and now the Senate.
sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/…
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That didn’t take long: Canadian cultural group’s release on Bill C-11 already calls on the CRTC to establish rules on social media. This is the bill @pablorodriguez built with lobby groups ready to demand user content regulation supported by the plain language in the bill.
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Grateful for support over past 24 hours, but still struggling with how my calls for a comment from Heritage Minister @pablorodriguez on govt funding an anti-semite led to excuse it isn’t his file and to his Parliamentary Secretary suggesting I’m racist.
I’m the grandson of holocaust survivors who thinks it shouldn’t be too much to ask the Heritage Minister to say something - anything - about officials in his department funding an anti-semite despite multiple warnings. Instead, the Parliamentary Secretary suggests I’m racist.
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And now committee suspends as not all MPs have the Bill C-11 amendments. So government rushed through amendment deadline and now has even less time for amendment review given hard deadline of 9:00 for voting without discussion. What an embarrassment.
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So much for the apology. Now Liberal MP Chris Bittle says his deleted tweet claiming I’m racist was the result of bullying: “I got bullied by a bully and got baited into a tweet”. I never tweeted at him, don’t follow him, and muted him months ago.
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Canadian government ignored repeated warnings of DST risks only to cave at the last minute. Walking away from estimated $7.2 billion in tax revenue with only restarting negotiations that were on until government overplayed its hand to show for it. Brutal.
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With @pablorodriguez now acknowledging Bill C-11 won’t pass until at least the fall given the need for Senate review, the govt motion to vote on amendments without debate, discussion or disclosure and cut short future House debate is simply indefensible. michaelgeist.ca/2022/06/secr…
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This is important: Federal Court has approved a consent order requiring Minister @s_guilbeault to unblock @ezralevant on Twitter. Lawsuit dates back to 2021 and raises Charter rights questions about politicians who block access to their feeds. Order at
drive.google.com/viewerng/vi…
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Bill C-11 Enters a Danger Zone: Government Shifts from Ignoring Witnesses on User Content Regulation to Dismissing Criticisms as “Misinformation” michaelgeist.ca/2022/06/bill…
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For many years, I admired @CharlieAngusNDP as a leader in advocating for digital rights and balanced copyright. To see him now unapologetically lead in peddling antisemitic tropes eviscerates that legacy. The silence of @theJagmeetSingh is inexcusable.
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I watched @justintrudeau address the Jewish community less than two weeks ago with a condemnation of Hamas and promise to stand by the Jewish community. To see this unravel so fast as he “waits for evidence” is an abandonment of principle and leadership.
theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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How does the CBC interpret “She was murdered by terrorists in her home, just for being Jewish" into she is “dead as a result of the conflict in Israel.”?!
nitter.app/CBCNews/status/1712204…
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Over last 2 hours in House of Commons, Heritage Minister @pablorodriguez has cut off debate on Bill C-18 without ever giving a speech on his own bill and rejected the testimony of creators, music industry, and his own CRTC chair on regulating user content in Bill C-11. Stunning.
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Heritage Minister @pablorodriguez and the government have even lost @TorontoStar on Bill C-11: Editorial board calls for changes, expressing concerns with regulating user content, lack of transparency, and the effort to pass the bill without full debate.
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Liberal Party policy proposal calls for online information services "to limit publication only to material whose sources can be traced.” An obvious violation of freedom of expression was voted as one of the top 20 policy resolutions for party discussion.
2023.liberal.ca/wp-content/u…
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“Jews make up slightly more than 1% of Canada’s population, but are victims of 70% of reported religious-based acts of hate.”
How is it that the majority of Liberal MPs didn’t sign this letter? Why is fighting antisemitism seemingly determined by constituency demographics?
Jewish Canadians-like all Canadians-have a fundamental right to feel safe in Canada & to live safely with their Jewish identity proudly known. Today I joined 31 other Liberal MPs to issue this call to action.
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Bill C-10 gag order discussion is cut off by House Speaker. Headed to a vote. Will pass with support from Bloc. Conservatives, NDP and Greens will oppose. That the Liberal government would impose a gag order on committee work was not something I would have predicted in 2015.
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The time to fix Bill C-18 was when it was at committee, not after it received royal assent. But the government did not want to hear the concerns: it worked to limit number of witnesses, repeatedly cut off debate, and demeaned those who dared to criticize.
Google’s plan to block news links could put lives in danger as wildfires rage, minister warns theglobeandmail.com/politics…
Community note
Google has clearly stated the changes in response to Bill C-18 will not affect
emergency alerts or provincial govt emergency feeds.
"Importantly, this change will not impact SOS alerts, which surface relevant and credible safety information during crisis situations..."
blog.google/canada-news-en
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I think I have watched this exchange a dozen times and I still can’t believe what I’m hearing.
Is calling for the genocide of Jews considered bullying and harassment?
There are two possible answers:
1. Yes.
2. No. Calling for genocide is WORSE than bullying and harassment.
Why couldn’t the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn give either answer?
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CRTC Chair Ian Scott Confirms Bill C-11 Can Be Used To Pressure Internet Platforms to Manipulate Algorithms
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How could user content regulation in Bill C-11 affect the expression of Canadians? Conservative MP @RaquelDancho provides a good explanation of the impact of discoverability regulations on user content. No other country in the world does this.
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Since I’ve seen others post his hate, this was the response I got. Not only did he receive $123K for anti-hate programming from Canadian Heritage, but @pablorodriguez remained silent about it and then lied to a House of Commons committee about what and when he knew.
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I cannot stand “this isn’t who we are” response. Months of escalating antisemitism demonstrates this is precisely what Canada is now. We are a country where too many remain silent as political and university leaders cower in fear rather than taking action.
Hate and violence in any shape or form is unnaceptable. Anti -semitism is unacceptable. Targeting of schools and of children must stop right now. This is not who we are as Canadians.
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The Senate passed Bill C-11 tonight in a vote that became a foregone conclusion. My thoughts on a truly shameful government campaign that disrespected creators, gaslight the public, and inexplicably rejected a Senate compromise that had widespread support.
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Debate on Bill C-10 at Canadian Heritage committee is officially over due to the gag order. Taking a 5 minute break and then will move to clause-by-clause where they will presumably vote with no debate and no department experts. Hard to think of a worse process for lawmaking.
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Hard to overstate harm created by the government as it reshapes the Internet in Canada with Bills C-11 and C-18. The consequences were obvious: streaming services considering blocking Canadian consumers, platforms blocking Canadian news sharing. A made-in-Canada miscalculation.
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Conservative MP @PierrePoilievre speaks out against Bill C-10. He doesn’t mention it, but this bill would mean that even this video would be subject to CRTC regulation as a "program" under the Act.
Bill C-10 is "hammer" to "intimidate freedom of expression", says one former CRTC commissioner.
Click here to sign up and fight the bill.
forms.gle/jfkdQSEGZZpQSm9KA
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Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Abella on the genocide case against Israel:
“As a lawyer, I find it shameful; as a Jew, I find it heartbreaking; and as the child of Holocaust survivors, I find it unconscionable.”
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Bill C-18 house of cards continues to collapse. Govt envisioned big money for news at radio stations but yanked most away when it realized faulty structure left little for print/digital. Bet big on a bad bill and unfortunate consequences now playing out.
PMJT just went off on Bell, saying it was a “garbage decision from a corperation that should know better" to layoff journalists and other workers.
“I’m pretty pissed off about what's just happened” #cdnpoli
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Committee done for the day. Degree of confusion and uncertainty about the effects of Bill C-10 is simply astonishing. Terms undefined, issue after issue left to the CRTC, regulatory scope entirely unclear. Well-meaning MPs working hard, but this is a total train wreck.
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This is just a massive bailout using public dollars for the government’s blunder on Bill C-18. News outlets could previously claim a max of $13,750 per employee. That now increases to $29,750 or by 116%. Taxpayer cost estimated at $120M in the next three years alone.
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“NDP Leader @theJagmeetSingh repeatedly declined to say why his party allowed the committee to vote on amendments that had not been made public.”
Heritage minister says online-streaming bill’s progress ‘important’ as Tories warn of ‘undemocratic’ fast-tracking theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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Government bailing out Canadian news outlets as impact of disastrous Bill C-18 becomes clear. It will now cover 35% of journalist labour costs and has increased the per employee claim from $55K to $85K. News Media Canada lobbying pays off.
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.@JustinTrudeau asked if he agrees with @S_Guilbeault tweet that critics of Bill C-10 are product of misinformation fuelled by tech companies. PM declines to answer, says users won’t be treated as broadcasters. Yet another misleading answer - it’s their content that is regulated.
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Conservative MP @PierrePoilievre notes in the House of Commons that the government delayed debate on the budget in order to try to rush through Bill C-10. An inexplicable choice on an “essential bill” made worse by Speaker’s decision to declare dozens of amendments null and void.
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So now the Canadian government also concludes that Israel did not strike the hospital in Gaza. Will @JustinTrudeau @melaniejoly @theJagmeetSingh correct their record? Explain why they were so quick to believe a terror organization, causing enormous harm?
Analysis conducted independently by the @CanadianForces Intelligence Command indicates with a high degree of confidence that Israel did not strike the hospital on October 17, 2023.
The more likely scenario is that the strike was caused by an errant rocket fired from Gaza.
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This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source Tracing, and Disclosure of Critics’ Communications
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.@S_Guilbeault and the government imposed gag orders, passed super-motions to stop debate, and overruled their own committee chair to get Bill C-10 passed in the middle of the night, only to have senators eviscerate the process and likely kill the bill.
The Senate Bill C-10 Debate Concludes: “I Don’t Think This Bill Needs Amendments. It Needs a Stake Through the Heart.” michaelgeist.ca/2021/06/the-…
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.@pablorodriguez was part of an email discussion titled “Laith Marouf and antisemitic hate speech” between August 17-19, 2022. When asked at committee “at no point were you informed between July 19 and August 22, 2022”, he said “that is correct.”
Resign.
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Not Just Big Tech: Government Memo Shows Bill C-10 Targets News Sites, Podcast and Workout Apps, Adult Websites, Audiobooks, and Sports Streamers for CRTC Regulation
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Meta confirms it will stop news sharing on Facebook and Instagram under Bill C-18. This was an obvious outcome given mandated payments for links + government talking about uncapped liability for up to 35% of all news expenditures. How did we get here? 1/8
The Consequence of Mandated Payments for Links: Facebook Confirms It Will Drop News Sharing in Canada Under Bill C-18
michaelgeist.ca/2023/03/the-…
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Canadian Heritage Minister @S_Guilbeault inability to answer any questions about Bill C-10 in the House of Commons is embarrassing. The only thing he seems able to do is cite support from lobby groups who worked behind the scenes to get what they wanted.
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Why the Liberals Have Become the Most Anti-Internet Government in Canadian History michaelgeist.ca/2021/04/why-…
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Many MPs rightly denouncing protest outside @melaniejoly house, but too many remained silent when same intimidation tactics targeted Jewish communities. It shouldn’t take an incident for one of your own to know all Canadians deserve safety in their homes.
This is appalling. People do not have to agree with politicians and elected representatives, but to harass them at their private homes is completely and utterly unacceptable.
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Being Jewish on campus in 2023: this is a University of Montreal professor backed by Concordia students calling Jewish students colonizers alongside reports of swastikas on campus. There is no way to feel safe under these conditions. Universities must act.
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As the government caves on Bill C-18 regs, @globeandmail effectively calls for the bill to be scrapped altogether. Says it “distorts the marketplace” and concludes “there are clearly better ways of supporting Canadian media than the mess of Bill C-18.”
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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