Following a month of controversy over the issue, which saw the committee halt its clause-by-clause review process to send the bill to the justice minister for a charter review and the Liberals propose new limits to the CRTC’s powers over social media, the Conservatives attempted to reintroduce the social media exemption.Article content
But the Liberals and other opposition parties didn’t agree, voting against the amendment Monday. Bloc Québécois MP Martin Champoux said he was satisfied the amendments that have been put forward after the social media exemption was removed to limit the CRTC’s powers are enough to ensure freedom of expression.
The aim of C-10 was to set up the CRTC to regulate online platforms the way it does traditional broadcasters, but the legislation is light on details – instead, it leaves the specifics to the CRTC to work out. Once the bill becomes law, the Liberal government plans to issue an order-in-council to the CRTC directing it how to implement C-10, including giving a nine-month deadline for a new regulatory framework.
“The CRTC’s lack of competence and dismissal of competitive concerns combined with the government’s willingness to vest the future of Internet regulation in its hands creates perhaps the greatest threat arising from Bill C-10,” Geist wrote on his blog. There’s a wide range of parties involved, from traditional broadcasters to new platforms, and they all have views, he said, noting the CRTC will treat the process of implementing C-10 like it does every other regulatory proceeding.
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