This was a bad week for free speech in Canada.
It has become clear that “progressive” opinion is lining up behind censorship of what Canadians can and cannot say on the Internet, including criticism of politicians and bureaucrats.
According to a story on the Ottawa-insider news site, Blacklock’s Reporter, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault told a podcast affiliated with the Liberal Party that the government believes federal regulators should have the authority to temporarily block or even shut down websites that say hurtful things about politicians and public servants.
