OTTAWA –
MEPs have tabled more than 100 amendments to the online streaming bill to meet the government’s deadline, which has sparked allegations of secrecy and lawlessness.
There were fierce talks Tuesday in the Heritage Committee as they voted on dozens of amendments to the bill that would update the Radio and Television Act to include streaming platforms.
Many of the amendments – including those proposed by the government – were voted on without debate, which means that their content was not described to members of the public overseeing the committee.
Deputies in the committee, who met until after midnight to vote on the amendments, said they were only aware of their contents on Tuesday morning.
Michael Geist, the Canadian research department in Internet law at the University of Ottawa, says Canadians who watch the committee rush to review the bill in one day would be horrified.
The Heritage Committee was given until Tuesday night to discuss amendments to the bill, after the government imposed a proposal to allocate time to pass it through the municipal committee stage.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 15, 2022.
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