Canada’s authorities want to speed up the process of adoption of a sweeping censorship law, Online Harms Act/Bill C-63 – and to that effect, it has now been split into two separate bills. The reason the C-63’s passage has slowed down in parliament is ongoing debates around some of the most contentious provisions, such as a new hate crime offense that could be punished with life in prison, when it is committed along with another crime.
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Canada’s authorities want to speed up the process of adoption of a sweeping censorship law, Online Harms Act/Bill C-63 – and to that effect, it has now been split into two separate bills. The reason the C-63’s passage has slowed down in parliament is ongoing debates around some of the most contentious provisions, such as a new hate crime offense that could be punished with life in prison, when it is committed along with another crime. https://reclaimthenet.org/canada-online-harms-act-bill-c63-split-hate-speech-law-debate
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Canada Splits Online "Harms" Bill to Speed Up Controversial Censorship Push
Canada's government splits controversial Online Harms Act to accelerate provisions on child safety, leaving "hate speech" elements for later debate.
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