Commentary Colorado baker Jack Phillips is a perpetual offender. He simply will not do. His offense? Unswervingly honoring his deeply held, and constitutionally protected, religious beliefs. We’ve all heard of Phillips and his travails. Leftist bullies have been tormenting him for years, beginning in 2012, when the Colorado Civil Rights Commission targeted him for refusing…
Bill C-10 a ‘Direct Threat’ to Charter Rights and Freedoms, Harder Says
A controversial bill that seeks to amend the Broadcasting Act to apply to the internet is an “incredibly inappropriate” attempt by the Liberal government to regulate what Canadians can post or see online and jeopardizes Charter rights, a Conservative MP says. “When we look at countries like communist China, or North Korea, or Turkey or…
Liberals’ ‘Time Allocation’ Motion to Limit Study of Bill C-10 Draws Flak
A “time allocation” motion seeking to limit the study of Bill C-10, a controversial bill critics see as the government’s attempt to restrict freedom of expression, was adopted in the House of Commons on June 7. In a 181–147 vote, the minority Liberals with the backing of the Bloc Quebecois reduced the study of Bill…
A Look at the Liberal Government’s Different Internet Content Control Measures
The Liberal government’s Bill C-10, which has been criticized by the opposition and advocates for its potential to limit free speech, is part of a number of measures and directives issued by the federal government for internet and speech control. These measures include introducing new regulations for online content, a legal framework to address “online…
Bill That Would Allow CRTC to Regulate Social Media Faces Criticism
An amendment to a bill that would give Canada’s broadcasting regulatory agency new powers to regulate user-generated content on the internet and social media has been criticized as the government’s latest attempt to restrict freedom of expression. Bill C-10, which amends the Broadcasting Act, is currently under clause-by-clause debate in the Liberal-dominant Heritage committee. But…
Ontario Superior Court Strikes Down Election Law Restricting Free Speech
An Ontario judge has declared as unconstitutional a section of Canada’s election law designed to prohibit certain kinds of “false statements” during the period of a federal election. Ontario Superior Court Justice Breese Davies released a decision on Feb. 19 declaring Section 91(1) of the Canada Elections Act (CEA) as an unjustifiable infringement on the free-speech rights of…
Young Free Speech Advocates in UK Launch New Movement to Re-Imagine the ‘Public Square’
A new free speech movement set on “reimagining the public square” was launched in the UK on Sunday following recent concerns over freedom of expression in the country. Launched by a group of university students and recent graduates, the Free Speech Champions initiative “aims to inspire the next generation about the importance of free speech,”…
The Data-Driven New World Order
Commentary What’s the most powerful commodity in the world? Gold? Tesla electric vehicle technology? Bitcoin? Oil? Actually, it’s none of these things. As we’re now discovering, care of the Big Tech gang in Silicon Valley, the most valuable commodity in the world today—and for the foreseeable future—is data. In fact, Wired magazine has declared that,…
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