The Liberal Government Opens the Door to Censorship in Canada

Daddy's Little Boy plans another attack on Section Two of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

From Everyday For Life Canada 

The Justin Trudeau Liberal government can easily attack freedom of speech in Canada with the introduction of a Digital Charter. It's stated aim is to restrict hate speech and misinformation, but it will most likely be used to censor unwanted government views in print and the Internet.

Canada, the major social-media companies and a number of other countries recently signed the "Christchurch Call" agreement that promises to combat the online presence of hate speech and extremist groups. This was done in response to the New Zealand gunman who murdered 51 people while they were worshipping at two mosques. The killer filmed the event and for a short time it was live-streamed on Facebook.

Trudeau has made it clear: "We look forward to working alongside Internet companies, but indeed, if they do not choose to act, we will be forced to continue to act in ways that protect Canadians and we will have more to say about the kinds of tools we will be using in the coming weeks and months. Canadians expect us to keep them safe, whether it's in real life or online, and we will do just that." "Protection" can also be a green light for censorship of any ideas that the government deems to be "hateful" and "misinformation." But should we trust a government that is prerpared to act as censor? Will pro-life views be considered misinformation? We can't build a "strong democracy" by attacking free speech.

Salim Mansur is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Canada's University of Western Ontario. He also writes for the London Free Press, the Toronto Sun, as well as contributing to other publications including National Review. Watch his very informative video about the Digital Charter and what it means to Canadians has now that Trudeau signed the "Christchurch Call." Mansur says at one point, "In all his actions Justin Trudeau is making himself out to be a tyrant in the style of the Chinese communists which he so admires." We agree. However, watch and come to your own conclusion. The important thing is to be informed, especially since this is a federal election year.