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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.

Justin Trudeau's long-promised Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, has been tabled. Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show.

Canada’s latest attempts to regulate the internet under the guise of “protecting children” from online pornography through various pieces of legislation has sparked the ire of former Canadian Radio-Television Commission vice-chair Peter Menzies.

In a move aimed at curbing the spread of what it terms "online hate," the Liberal government of Canada has revealed its plan, including hefty fines for online speech and stringent punishment including up to life imprisonment for hate crimes.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Justin Trudeau’s looming crackdown on online “hate speech” is a “woke authoritarian” tool used to censor opinions he doesn’t like.

“Deepfakes” will be targeted in the Liberal government’s planned online harms bill.

In an unexpected twist to Montreal West’s ongoing porch piracy saga, local police have warned against posting videos of thieves online, citing defamation concerns. 

The World Health Organization quietly appointed a controversial University of Alberta law professor and trans activist to a group tasked with helping create transgender health guidelines.

Federal justice minister Arif Virani called for legislation to quell online hate on Tuesday, saying that it’s an “absolute priority” during the Israel-Hamas war.