A large majority of Canadians voiced concerns over Ottawa’s proposed “online harms” legislation, but this information was not included in the government’s report summarizing the results of the consultation, according to Canadian lawyer and academic Michael Geist.
Ninety percent of Canadians who responded to a previous federal public consultation seeking feedback on Ottawa’s proposed “online harms” legislation voiced opposition to the measures, according to internal government documents obtained from Heritage Canada by Geist through an Access to Information (ATIP) request. Geist published a portion of the information on his website.
