Bill C-11 is entering its final debate in the House of Commons. While the government continues to falsely insist that the bill does not open the door to regulating user content (independent Senators, the former Chair of the CRTC, and many experts say otherwise), this 15 second clip from Bloc MP Andréanne Larouche during today’s debate goes a long way to explaining why the government is rejecting the Senate fix to user content regulation: Quebec lobbyists > freedom of expression.
Michael Geist@mgeist
This both deeply troubling and explains a lot when it comes to Bill C-11. This from Bloc MP @A_Larouche_Shef:
”if violating freedom of expression means ensuring that Quebec content is well represented online then that's worth it"
8:35 PM · Mar 27, 2023
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Let's be careful please. I generally respect and agree with your analysis, Mr. Geist, but this too short and badly translated clip is a gross caricature of what the MP said. Here is the full text translated by Google: "If violating freedom of expression means trying to ensure that francophone content is found in an adequate proportion on digital platforms, then I want more francophone content. If Bill C-11 allows this and just this, for me, it is not infringing on freedom of expression, but it is being more representative of the diversity of our cultural milieu." Source: https://www.noscommunes.ca/DocumentViewer/fr/44-1/chambre/seance-173/debats#Int-12116653