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The Conservatives announced plans to present new legislation as an alternative to the Liberals’ Online Harms Act when Parliament returns, claiming it will protect Canadians without infringing upon their civil rights. 

Critics of the Liberal’s online harms bill claim that a video of a UK man being arrested by police for social media comments foreshadows what could happen in Canada. Tune into The Daily Brief.

A video showing a man being arrested by UK police for social media comments has some Canadians warning that Canada’s own legislation could be used in a similarly “draconian” way.

The debate surrounding the Liberals’ online hate law ranged from outright rejection of Bill C-63 to a desire to have the bill split into multiple parts.

The Liberal government says its widely contested Online Harms Act will not infringe on Canadians’ charter rights, and when it does limit freedoms, it will be justified in doing so.

Call it a free speech rumble in the Big Smoke.

Elon Musk sounded off against the Liberal government’s proposed Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, after learning about the retroactive punishments which could applied to Canadians found guilty of hate speech online.

Legal scholars are sounding the alarm about the Liberals’ online harms bill, raising concerns of excessive criminal penalties and oversight issues.

Rideau Hall is facing criticism for being too partisan after hosting a panel on “online harms.”

Canada's Governor General is supposed to be apolitical and above partisanship, but Her Excellency Mary Simon opted to convene a panel about the dangers of "online harms" while the federal government is championing a controversial law that uses such harms as a pretext to regulate internet speech.