With its new focus on the internet, the CRTC has abandoned broadcasting: Peter Menzies in the Globe and Mail
This article originally appeared in the Globe and Mail. By Peter Menzies, September 5, 2023 Canada’s broadcasting industry has been ...
Tag: Internet regulation
Bill C-11 puts Canada’s online prosperity at risk: Peter Menzies
The following remarks were prepared by MLI Senior Fellow Peter Menzies for a presentation made before the Standing Senate Committee ...
No, Canada – How Musk’s Twitter Should React if Trudeau’s Censorship Plans Succeed: Aaron Wudrick in the National Review
This article originally appeared in the National Review. By Aaron Wudrick, May 13, 2022 A long-running joke that perfectly encapsulates Canadians’ ...
Free speech vs. safe Internet: We can have both?
Konrad von Finckenstein and Peter Menzies – a former chair and vice-chair of the CRTC, respectively – propose a new ...
Same pig with different lipstick – Understanding Bill C-11: Mark Mancini for Inside Policy
There are real democratic trade-offs to the use of this sort of regulation-making power, and more specifically the downloading of ...
A lighter touch is needed for the government’s online harms bill: Von Finckenstein and Menzies in the Globe and Mail
The government should focus on ensuring that ideas are exchanged through social media in a responsible fashion that protects liberal ...
Ottawa’s flawed plan to censor harmful web content is doomed – and dangerous: Philip Palmer for Inside Policy
Proposed new rules threaten Charter rights of Canadians and have no authority over foreign-controlled social media platforms, writes Philip Palmer. ...
Stop messing with free speech on the internet: Peter Menzies in the Financial Post
A sound national communications policy won’t be found by trying to revive Bill C-10 and the divisive political thinking that ...
Digital Chill and Frost Burned Freedom: Peter Menzies in Convivium
Bill C-36 stomps all over Canadians’ right to free expression and there isn’t the slightest real proof that those rights ...
Bill C-10: Control-freak Ottawa Confronts the Future. And the Future is Losing: Peter Menzies in C2C Journal
Office of the Prime Minister // Flickr Artists and creators who had long championed rights and progressive causes have remained ...
Caught in the Bill C-10 Spotlight: Peter Menzies in Convivium
Knowing how the CRTC shapes and corrects speech, I wondered – and still do – how the regulator could possibly ...
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault should start fresh on Bill C-10: Konrad von Fickenstein and Peter Menzies in the Globe and Mail
Prime Minister's Office / Flickr It is time for the government to pause, give Bill C-10 a conceptual rethink, and ...
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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An economist on Ottawa’s GST holiday. Spoiler alert – Santa Claus is not real: Tim Sargent in the Globe and Mail
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
