Across Canada, governments are increasingly treating youth access to social media and AI chatbots as a problem to be solved through bans, even though they haven’t been effective in other countries.
With their newfound majority, the Liberals could take control of committees, giving them final say over the extent of Bill C-22’s sweeping new surveillance powers.
Streaming platforms already give Canadians the tools to seek out the content they want, in the language they want, and the success stories speak for themselves.
Protecting young people from online harms requires smart, targeted legislation that addresses the real risks and holds the right actors accountable.