Feds Will Introduce ‘Online Safety Bill’ by This Fall, Says Heritage Minister

Feds Will Introduce ‘Online Safety Bill’ by This Fall, Says Heritage Minister
Minister Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Liberal government will be introducing its long-awaited bill aimed at targeting online hate speech and misinformation by this fall at the latest, says Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez.

Rodriguez told MPs on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on May 29 that his department will be “coming up with something very shortly” on the matter, but was hesitant to give an exact deadline for when the drafting of the pending legislation will be completed.