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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.

Insults, offensive remarks, and off-colour jokes won’t get Canadians in trouble with the Liberal government’s controversial online hate speech bill, according to Justice Minister Arif Virani.

Canadian Constitution Foundation litigation director Christine Van Geyn joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to explain why the Online Harms Act should concern all Canadians.

The majority of Canadians don’t believe that the Trudeau government’s plan to regulate social media sites under Bill C-63, also known as Online Harms Act, will lead to a safer internet landscape, according to a new Leger survey. 

A former Canadian Human Rights Tribunal chair is alarmed by Justin Trudeau’s Online Harms bill, warning of severe penalties for hate-motivated crimes and speech. Tune into The Daily Brief!

A former chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is sounding the alarm over Justin Trudeau’s new “sinister” and “shocking” Online Harms bill which could see Canadians thrown in prison for life for “hate-motivated” crimes and given steep fines for so-called hate speech.

David Thomas, the former Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, sounds the alarm over Justin Trudeau's new proposed Online Harms bill which, if passed, could put you in prison for so-called hate speech.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Kris Sims joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss the potential consequences of allowing the government to determine what can and cannot be said online.

A former chief justice of the Supreme Court said that the federal government’s attempt to regulate online harms had legal flaws and will likely face challenges in court. Tune into The Daily Brief!

Canada’s former chief justice is warning that a federal bill regulating “online harms” will undoubtedly face constitutional challenges.