Here We Go: Bill C-63 Again – By David Solway (PJ Media) / May 17, 2024
The whole point of free speech is that it allows people to express any political or social position, including what any one of us considers “hate speech.” And “hate speech” now means “any position the left differs with.” —Dennis Prager, “The Left Ruins Everything”
I’ve had occasion to discuss the mordant travesty now before the Canadian parliament known as Bill C-63, or the “Online Harms Act.” The Bill represents so serious a threat to the freedom and sovereignty of the Canadian people that it merits stringent reconsideration before its third and final reading in the Commons. The Act, proposed by Justin Trudeau’s Justice Minister Arif Virani and supported by various activists, media personnel, and assorted officials, has been endorsed by the presumably impartial Governor General Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and the first Indigenous person to hold Canada’s viceregal position.
No opposition members were invited to participate in the closed meeting, held at Rideau Hall, the Governor General’s residence, on April 15. According to the Toronto Sun, Simon’s guest list was limited to Attorney General Arif Virani and supporters of the Bill, and points out that the Governor General, who hosted the symposium, is supposed to be “non-partisan and apolitical.” Simon’s office alluded to the need “to explore solutions and create allyship and networks of resilience” in support of “internet regulation,” a candied way of referring to C-63. “Let’s transform these conversations into action,” Simon posted on X.
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