OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s federal Liberal government has said it will attempt for the third time to introduce and pass a bill that aims to censor the internet.
Last week, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, who was previously the environment minister, announced that his new bill would be very similar to one introduced in 2021 that was criticized as “overbroad and incoherent” by its detractors.
Guilbeault told the House of Commons heritage committee recently that the Mark Carney Liberal government has “made a commitment to combat online harms,” adding that the former attempts at internet censorship bills have been “continued” to be worked on by his “colleagues.”
One of the former lapsed Liberal bills was Bill C-63, or the Online Harms Act, which was put forth under the guise of protecting children from exploitation online. The bill died earlier this year after former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the 2025 federal election.
This bill looked to ban legal internet content that authorities deemed “likely to foment detestation or vilification of an individual or group.” Those in violation of the law would have faced potential $70,000 fines or house arrest.
The goal was to have internet content policed by what would be known as a federally appointed digital safety commissioner, who would act as an all-powerful judge on the matter.
Last week, Canadian Conservative Party MP Leslyn Lewis blasted a new Liberal “hate crime” bill, calling it a “dangerous” piece of legislation that she says will open the door for authorities to possibly prosecute Canadians’ speech deemed “hateful.”
Other internet censorship bills that have become law have yet to be fully implemented, some of which Guilbeault had a hand in making.
LifeSiteNews reported that Guilbeault, known for his radical climate views, will be the person in charge of implementing Bill C-11, a controversial bill passed in 2023 that aims to censor legal internet content in Canada.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, a recent Trudeau-appointed Canadian senator said that he and other “interested senators” want Carney to revive a controversial Trudeau-era internet censorship bill that lapsed.
Another recent Carney government Bill C-2, which looks to ban cash donations over $10,000, was blasted by a constitutional freedom group as a “step towards tyranny.”
Carney, as reported by LifeSiteNews, vowed to continue in Trudeau’s footsteps, promising even more legislation to crack down on lawful internet content.
He has also said his government plans to launch a “new economy” in Canada that will involve “deepening” ties to the world.
