By Matt Taibbi | Racket News Summary On February 21st, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the introduction of the Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63, described in Canadian media as a “bill to protect kids.” However, scrutiny revealed the bill extended well beyond child protection and carried wide-reaching implications for speech and societal transformation. Trudeau’s […]
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The Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Podcast: A flavorful and expansive conversation on freedom of speech hosted by Jordan Peterson with guests Bruce Pardy of Rights Probe and Konstantin Kisin, a Russian-British satirist/author/podcaster. Through the lens of the Online Harms Act (C-63), the discussion travels back in time to revisit Bill C-16, to the shifting ground […]
Bright Light News: Bruce Pardy and host Glen Jung discuss the chill on free speech posed by the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63), its potential to further erode the freedoms of Canadians, and the possibility of life imprisonment if an offense is deemed motivated by hate. It is unclear, however, what the threshold is for […]
Leaders on the Frontier: Bruce Pardy and host David Leis discuss online censorship and government regulation of online platforms in relation to Bill C-63 (the Online Harms Act) and amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code and Human Rights Act. The upshot: “cancel culture on steroids”. Bruce describes the Act as an extreme example of the trend […]