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Critics have accused the Liberal government of attempting to clamp down on freedom of speech with proposed regulations.

The letter does not define “hate speech,” nor does it suggest Guilbeault must work to come up with a definition.

In its response, the Liberal party made it clear that social media companies will have to abide by government “hate speech” rules or face consequences.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland wants Canadians to be grateful for the capital gains tax which she says will help the federal government pay for its extra spending in the latest budget. Freeland pointed out that the alternative to a tax hike was the government going further into debt.

Ontario’s medical regulator has dropped its misconduct prosecution of a doctor it previously claimed made “misleading, incorrect or inflammatory statements about vaccinations, treatments and public health measures for COVID-19.”

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.

Two representatives from Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), the firm that owns Pornhub, Youporn and many other pornographic websites, testified in front of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on December 7.

The Quebec National Assembly passed a motion on Tuesday, saying Amira Elghawaby – the newly appointed Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia – is not appropriate for public office.

YouTube, which is owned by Google, has launched new pop-ups on its platforms to inform users about what they consider the harms of Bill C-11 in a campaign called “Keep YouTube Yours.” 

When asked by Senator Leo Housakos to share her experiences dealing with Canadian Heritage, First Nations witness Vanessa Brousseau explained that “one ministry” had “gas-lit” her and intimidated her after she shared her thoughts on the law.