Canada can’t afford to delay online safety for children any longer

Online platforms like social media and AI tools are undeniably driving kids’ future. Legislation ensuring safety, privacy, and meaningful participation is the seatbelt. For every day that Canada chooses to delay online safety legislation, it is making a choice, which our children shouldn’t be paying for.

Culture Minister Marc Miller recently told reporters that his government is “very seriously” considering a social media ban for children under the age of 16.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SEVAUN PALVETZIAN

April 30, 2026

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