The head of Canada’s unelected broadcasting and telecommunications regulator has said that Canadians can trust the group to regulate the internet once the Liberal government’s Bill C-11 gives it that power.
Critics have blasted the bill as an affront to freedom of expression, allowing the government to regulate what Canadian users can post online or how said content will be promoted.
According to University of Ottawa Internet and E-Commerce Law Research Chair Michael Geist, the Liberals have misled Canadians on the scope of the bill. Concerns with the law include “virtually limitless jurisdictional, overbroad scope, and harmful discoverability provisions,” said Geist.
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