Poilievre Says New Federal Internet Regulations Read Like Orwell’s ‘1984’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Ottawa’s internet regulations resemble George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984,” following Facebook’s suspension of Canadian news content after the passage of Bill C-18.

“I think it’s like ‘1984,’” Mr. Poilievre told reporters on Aug. 1, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “You have a prime minister passing a law to make news articles disappear from the internet.”