Canada’s environment minister has earned a rebuke in court for blocking a contentious commentator on X, formerly known as Twitter. On Monday, Federal ...
The judgement also ordered Guilbeault and his staff to not block Levant on X during the balance of his time as a member of parliament.According to the judgment, the decision came as a result of a resolution between both parties.Levant told the National Post that Guilbeault using the block button to shut out dissent is equivalent to the “weaponization of the state” against his critics.
“I’m very glad to have done this, because it sends a message that the government must work for Canadians of every political stripe.” While Guilbeault’s office declined to comment, government sources told the National Post that a number of factors weighed into the decision to resolve the case rather than battle it out in the courts — including X’s move to grant government officials a special grey verification checkmark, as well as recent comments made by X owner Elon Musk that he was considering doing away with the blocking feature altogether.
The decision to settle was also reportedly linked to the assignment of Justice Zinn to the case — a federal court judge who had previously ruled in favour of Rebel News