{"id":2199344,"date":"2024-03-14T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypost-slams-canadian-thought-crime-bill-that-goes-full-minority-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T18:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:13:45","slug":"nypost-slams-canadian-thought-crime-bill-that-goes-full-minority-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypost-slams-canadian-thought-crime-bill-that-goes-full-minority-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPost Criticizes Canadian Bill for &#8216;Minority Report&#8217;-Like Thought Crime Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnypost-slams-canadian-thought-crime-bill-that-goes-full-minority-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Closer Look at Canada&#8217;s \u2064Controversial Online Harms Act<\/h2>\n<p>In a searing \u2063critique, the <strong>New\u2064 York Post Editorial Board<\/strong> took aim at a \u200dlegislative move in Canada with the\u2062 potential to reshape the landscape\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-to-head-new-disinformation-task-force\/\" title=\"VP Harris to head new disinformation task force\">online expression<\/a> \u2064and personal \u200bfreedoms. Bill C-63, widely known as the Online Harms Act, \u200dhas \u2064been thrust into\u2062 the spotlight, triggering \u200calarm bells for\u2062 those who value civil liberties.<\/p>\n<h3>House Arrest\u2063 for Online Posts?<\/h3>\n<p>The Editorial Board\u2063 is raising a red flag over a provision that could essentially put citizens \u2064under house arrest for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">social media activity<\/a> that the government interprets as a precursor to criminal \u200dbehavior. \u200cThe bill,\u200d first unveiled by Justice Minister Arif Virani, has critics comparing \u2063it to a dystopian playbook.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c\u2018No, Canada!\u2019 This calls to mind an \u200cOrwellian future, where regulatory measures extend\u200d far beyond the digital realm, encroaching on personal freedoms and\u200b privacy,\u201d<\/i> decried the\u2063 Post.<\/p>\n<h3>Minister Virani Defends \u200dthe Bill<\/h3>\n<p>Despite \u2062the \u200boutcry, \u2063Minister Virani stands by\u2062 the bill,\u2064 claiming \u2064its\u200d core objective is to protect internet users, especially the young. \u2062Drawing\u200c parallels\u2063 to\u2062 product\u200c safety\u2062 standards, he argues that regulations are in place for \u2064the greater good, shielding his reasoning \u2064behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-sexual-content-assigned-to-texas-students-dissenting-parents-harassed-with-anti-christiandks\/\" title=\"Graphic Sexual Content Assigned To Texas Students; Dissenting Parents Harassed With Anti-Christian\u2026\u2018D**ks\u2019\u00a0\">parental concern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>From Genocide Advocacy to Free\u200d Speech Fears<\/h3>\n<p>Bill C-63 also seeks\u2064 to \u200cheighten \u2063the penalties for advocating genocide,\u2064 extending \u200cpossible\u2064 incarceration from \u200ca maximum of five years to\u2063 a \u200dlife sentence. Yet, \u2063sarcasm \u200blaced\u2063 the Post&#8217;s observation, signaling \u2063a trepidation that \u2062such rules could be manipulated,\u2064 potentially to curb \u200blegitimate political discourse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCould these\u2064 measures \u200bbe a\u2063 slippery slope to silencing supporters of certain political causes or\u2063 international allies? One\u200b wonders,\u201d<\/strong> mused the Editorial Board, hinting at\u200c the ambiguous and potentially overreaching \u2062nature of\u200c such laws.<\/p>\n<h3>Social Media Companies in the Crosshairs<\/h3>\n<p>Not only individuals but also \u2063social media \u2062giants\u200d face the \u2063heat under Bill C-63. Refusal to comply could hit companies with \u200bastronomical fines\u2014up to 6% of their global revenue, positioning the \u200dbill as a potential\u2062 chokehold on platforms&#8217; operational\u200b freedoms.<\/p>\n<h3>Literary Visionary Voices \u200cConcern<\/h3>\n<p>Renowned author Margaret Atwood, famed for her dystopian narratives, \u200balso chimed \u200din with a haunting comparison\u2014the bill&#8217;s powers \u2064were likened to historical monarchic abuses of authority, highlighting \u200bthe ease with \u2062which such laws\u200c could be abused in modern-day political vendettas. Her concerns echo through\u200c history and literature as a \u200dstark reminder of \u2062the potential\u200b dangers \u200cof unchecked governmental power.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBill C-63 harkens\u2064 back to a \u200bdarker time. It opens\u200c the door wide to abuse\u2014threatening to ensnare\u2064 not just the truly malicious, but also the unsuspecting, in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-antitrust-enforcement-helps-big-business\/\" title=\"When antitrust enforcement benefits large corporations\">wide-reaching net<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Margaret \u200cE Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargaretAtwood\/status\/1766323300853297262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March \u200d9,\u200d 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Canada \u2062navigates the treacherous waters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-influencer-sentenced-to-7-months-in-prison-after-sharing-clinton-meme\/\" title=\"Conservative influencer gets 7-month prison term for sharing Clinton meme.\">regulating online behavior<\/a>, the world \u2063watches, wondering whether the safeguards \u200cof\u200c democracy will stand\u2064 firm or erode in \u2062the face of well-intentioned, yet potentially\u200d overreaching \u200blegislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Post Editorial Board slammed Canada&#8217;s proposed Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) as Orwellian, suggesting it would allow the government extensive control over online discourse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2199345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Trudeau-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Trudeau-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}