The Canadian government, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has proposed a new law, known as the Online Harms Bill or Bill C-63, which has sparked widespread concern and debate. This legislation aims to address hate speech and online harms, proposing to increase the maximum punishment for 'advocating genocide' from 5 years to life imprisonment. Critics, including notable figures such as Margaret Atwood and Elon Musk, have labeled the bill 'Orwellian', criticizing it for its potential to impose life sentences for what it terms 'speech crimes'. The bill has been described as a significant overreach by the government, with some commentators comparing it to the dystopian surveillance state depicted in George Orwell's novel, 1984. A former chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has also expressed alarm over the bill's implications for free speech and the severe penalties it entails for hate-motivated crimes and speech. The proposed legislation has been reported on by various news outlets, highlighting its controversial nature and the debate it has ignited regarding the balance between combating online harms and protecting freedom of speech.
BREAKING: Tyrannical Canadian law endorsed by the Trudeau government could imprison people for life for "speech crimes.”
Canada’s parliament is poised to pass a new hate speech bill called the “Online Harms Bill,” which would grant far-left activists total legal authority to prosecute private citizens who express right-wing opinions online. The bill would allow people to report others out of fear… https://t.co/SZFM8aEN8g
The IMPRISON YOU FOR LIFE Protocol In Canada FOR YOUR SPEECH 🎤!!! https://t.co/bkX6HnKts6 https://t.co/IjuZMeiDDw
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new Online Harms Act will allow judges to give life sentences to those who commit speech crimes on social media, as critics slam it as "Orwellian" and an "overreach". https://t.co/264BKjq5IW
A former Canadian Human Rights Tribunal chair is alarmed by Justin Trudeau’s Online Harms bill, warning of severe penalties for hate-motivated crimes and speech. Tune into The Daily Brief with @cosminDZS and @noahrjarvis! https://t.co/a1NlIufMIk
There has been a stead criminalization of speech, including even jokes and religious speech, in Canada. Now, the Canadian parliament is moving toward a new change that would allow the imposition of life imprisonment for some speech crimes... https://t.co/jWeqN7Zi4L
This is George Orwell 1984- Globalist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new internet law would allow for judges to give life sentences to those who commit the worst speech crimes on social media. https://t.co/ucxcfuX8d6
Trudeau's 'Orwellian online harms bill': Canada PM backs imprisoning people for LIFE over speech crimes in social media 'safety' crackdown https://t.co/HiZmIkcTCL https://t.co/F9UfFz3EOQ
Canadian law endorsed by the Trudeau government could imprison people for life for "speech crimes" — NY Post
NEW - Canadian law endorsed by the Trudeau government could imprison people for life for "speech crimes" — NY Post
CANADA’S DESCENT INTO TYRANNY IS ALMOST COMPLETE (MSN) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is threatening his most tyrannical attack on freedom yet through his government’s proposed Online Harms Act (currently Bill C-63). Brought to you by the same farcically-named “Liberal”… https://t.co/DxNfvvcXfG
Canadian law endorsed by Trudeau government could imprison people for life for speech crimes https://t.co/VyzIM14wZh
A former chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is sounding the alarm over Justin Trudeau’s new “sinister” and “shocking” Online Harms bill. @Harry__Faulkner reports. https://t.co/QYXATJsmxk
🚨🧵Bill C-63: Canadian law would let judges give life sentences for "speech crimes" Bill C-63 proposes to raise the maximum punishment for 'advocating genocide' from 5 years to life imprisonment The proposed law mirrors existing Canadian rules for protecting kids online. ----… https://t.co/4iAGjufIkW
"Orwellian": @MargaretAtwood and @elonmusk are sounding the alarm over the Trudeau Liberals' Online Harms Act https://t.co/yJBv6FUmnF https://t.co/yJBv6FUmnF
Canadians Face LIFE IN PRISON For Hate Speech In PSYCHOTIC New Canadian Law Source: Timcast IRL (YouTube) https://t.co/iAdF7OSsTW
Trudeau’s Canada Threatens LIFE SENTENCES for “Hate” 🚨 This is not satire. This is real life 1984. Proposed bill C-6 says: “Everyone who commits an offense under this act ... is guilty of an indictable offense and liable to imprisonment for life.” It gets worse. The new bill… https://t.co/7VIx9D7SJF
A new hate speech law is required to protect children online, says Canada's @justinTrudeau. But it's not. Harming kids is already illegal. And now, Trudeau's government has confirmed to Public that the law would allow judges to send people to prison for speech crimes — for life. https://t.co/qSdIOeVgTy