For months, the results of the government’s online harms consultation was shrouded in secrecy as the Canadian Heritage refused to disclose the hundreds of submissions it received. In the meantime, I filed an Access to Information Act request to compel disclosure by law of the consultation submissions. There are several key takeaways from the broader package of consultation submissions. Indeed, reviewing the submissions uncovers very few supportive comments of the government’s online harms from either organizations or the hundreds of individual submissions. Vesting responsibility in Canadian Heritage (what does Canadian Heritage have to do with online harms anyway) has been disastrous for the development of balanced, effective digital policies.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2022 13:04 UTC