The federal government鈥檚 latest effort to regulate speech on the internet was met with relief from parents who鈥檝e long advocated for a safer space online for their children, but with alarm from free speech advocates who believe the government鈥檚 bill goes too far.
This week on 鈥It鈥檚 Political,鈥 we dig into the Online Harms Act with a number of experts, discussing what it contains and what the controversies are about. Then we sit down with Justice Minister Arif Virani.
In this episode: Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani, as well as the Center for Media, Technology and Democracy founding director and McGill University associate professor Taylor Owen, the Canadian Constitution Foundation litigation director Christine Van Geyn, University of Calgary associate professor and 91原创 research chair in cybersecurity law Emily Laidlaw, the Canadian Center for Child Protection鈥檚 executive director Lianna McDonald, University of Ottawa professor and 91原创 research chair in internet and e-commerce law Michael Geist, former Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission vice chair and Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Peter Menzies, University of Windsor law professor Richard Moon, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation鈥檚 CEO Mohammed Hashim, B.C. Civil Liberties Association staff counsel Safiyya Ahmad, and NDP House leader Peter Julian. Hosted by Althia Raj.
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Some of the clips this week were sourced from CPAC, CTV, Global, The Canadian Press Gallery, CBC, City, The Rebel鈥檚 YouTube and Privacy Lawyer David Fraser鈥檚 YouTube.
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This episode of 鈥淚t鈥檚 Political鈥 was produced by Michal Stein and Althia Raj, and mixed by Kevin Sexton. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.
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