Battle over Bill C-10 collateral damage could be that the web giants and hate speechers win the day

A single minor amendment caught the attention of the free-speechers in Conservative ranks and those further to their right, and they have made it an instant cause célèbre. Add to that the allegation that the dreaded CRTC will regulate what cat videos you can post and boom! Oh horrors! User-generated content is under threat!

Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured June 2, 2020, on the Hill, is a 'passionate, bright, and careful politician,' writes Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CARDOZO

May 17, 2021

Brian Mulroney was prime minister the last time Canada updated the Broadcasting Act, in 1981, and in the era before the internet. Broadcasting signals were transferred through cable lines, over the air, and the big new thing, via satellite. Today—five prime ministers and three decades later—the...

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