As the Senate prepares to pass Bill C-11 after making history with the extent of its legislative study, the Conservatives are decrying the government for moving to limit the hours left to debate the legislation known as the Online Streaming Act.
that would see the Senate accept the version of Bill C-11 that the House of Commons signed off on.
"This is a censorship measure on a censorship bill in a chamber that has been repeatedly touted as more independent," Plett said in his Monday statement. "The Trudeau government has decided, and demonstrated, that speedy passage of its legislation trumps Senate independence." Gold's motion asked the Senate to acknowledge the Liberals' "stated intent" is that Bill C-11 "will not apply to user-generated digital content" despite persisting concerns that the legislation has inadequate protections. But, during deliberations last week, senators passed a tweak to the wording, replacing the words "stated intent" with the words "public assurance.
"The government claims it rejected the amendment that would have scoped out user-generated content because they want to afford the CRTC flexibility through the consultative process on the regulatory framework. They’re sacrificing clarity in the law itself to supposedly ensure clarity in the consultative process. Does that make any sense to anybody here?" Housakos asked his colleagues.
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