Goebbels Has A Second Bite of the Apple

Canadians are already reliant on the government for everything, are quite willing to excuse any misstep, are happy to treat their countrymen like lepers and have no idea how math works. 

Censorship will be as agreeable as firing live rounds in a crowd of desperate unemployed people:

According to a network statement, the CBC and five subsidized press associations pledged to "advocate for initiatives to reduce if not prevent online harm," according to a network statement. The advocacy comes ahead of internet censorship bills by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, including a proposal to block websites and appoint a chief censor called the Digital Safety Commissioner.

 

One should be reminded that the CBC already receives $1.2 billion in funding and news agencies like Macleans and Post-Media received federal bail-outs. 

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That's a lot of money for censorship:

The Liberal platform included more than 100 promises at a projected cost of $78-billion over five years, but 10 pledges came with the added commitment to act on them within 100 days. Three of those 10 involve legislation related to how Canadians use the internet. Debates on these bills are certain to raise fundamental questions about the appropriate role for government in regulating what happens online.

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Academics and human rights advocates say an internet censorship bill proposed by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is “aggressive,” “punitive” and “disturbing.” The bill to be introduced after lapsing in the last Parliament would penalize bloggers, Facebook users and internet publishers for legal content deemed harmful: ‘The proposals fail to account for the importance of protecting political dissent.’

Also - is it really that bad?:

Opposition MPs and reporters are merciless in exposing scandal and should be avoided at all cost, says Michael Wernick, former $326,000-a year chief clerk of the federal public service. Wernick in a book published Saturday also described officials such as the Ethics Commissioner as status-seekers who like to appear busy with pointless investigations: “Someone on the other side is there ready to climb over the boards and punch you in the face.”