Open Media Petition to Stop Bill C-10

xikoha · June 11, 2021

Our government just used a gag order to shut down further debate of Bill C-10. In a shocking move not seen since the 1990s, they’ve cut off review of the Bill, and are rushing it to a Parliament vote as soon as they can.¹

Make no mistake: Bill C-10 gives the CRTC huge power over every app and platform you use on the Internet. Under C-10, the CRTC will set rules to promote or bury every video, meme, and podcast we upload to the Internet, filling our feeds with their outdated 20th-century vision of what counts as “Canadian” content — whether we want it there or not.

There’s just hours left to stop this. Parliament will decide NEXT WEEK whether to vote through Bill C-10. Tell your MP NOW that this is not how we want to see our culture promoted — they MUST vote no on Bill C-10!

Sources

Liberals, Bloc vote to end Bill C-10 study amid social media free speech concerns - Global News
What’s wrong with Bill C-10? An FAQ - OpenMedia
CHPC Committee Meeting, June 9 - House of Commons
Rock Bottom: Bill C-10 Gag Order and No-Notice Meetings Means the End of Committee Review is Near - Michael Geist

If you want to lock this thread then I sincerely hope you remember it when your service prices go up 30%, When region locking becomes even worse, and when Canadian Content Creators are squashed by CRTC corruption.

Edited June 11, 2021 by SansVarnic
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SansVarnic · June 11, 2021

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