Michael Taube: Canadian Heritage Should Get Its Own House in Order Before Controlling Canadians’ Free Speech
Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Canada’s Liberal government has been focused for some time now on finding ways to regulate the internet. The Department of Canadian Heritage, in particular, has targeted online content and what it believes should be classified as hate speech.
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Michael Taube, a longtime newspaper columnist and political commentator, was a speechwriter for former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper.