Online Harms Bill

• Should online harms bill cover AI chatbots? Some advisors to Ottawa say yes

  Three of the experts on the 11-member panel say the bill should regulate AI chatbots, though opinion on the idea of age restrictions on access to social media is more varied.

  Tech

  Apr 20
  
• Liberals taking ‘fresh’ look at online harms bill, justice minister says

  Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a "fresh" look at its online harms legislation over the summer.

  Politics

  Jun 29, 2025
  
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• Online harms bill to be split between child protections, hate speech: Virani

  Justice Minister Arif Virani says the Liberal government will split up its contentious online harms bill, putting a priority on passing measures to fight child sex predators.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2024
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• Moms share harrowing stories of online child sexual abuse to push for Bill C-63

  Six Canadian mothers are sharing their children’s stories of online sexual abuse in Safe Spaces, a new campaign by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2024
• B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies

  B.C. is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2024
• Will the online harms bill make platforms safer? Canadians split in poll

  Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests. 

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2024
• Online Harms Act aims to remove ‘harmful content,’ address hate

  The Liberal government has introduced its highly anticipated Online Harms Act, which proposes sweeping reforms focused on protecting children online.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2024
• ‘Sketchy’ sites don’t need Canadians’ information, Trudeau says on porn bill

  A controversial Senate bill wants porn websites to verify Canadian users' ages. But it's raising privacy concerns about the security of Canadians' data online.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2024
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• Online harms bill coming as soon as next week, will focus on safety: Trudeau

  Trudeau is promising that an upcoming bill to legislate against online harms will focus on making the internet safer for minors, while not censoring it for the rest of Canadians.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2024
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• Ottawa mulling new ombudsperson to field concerns over online harms: source

  The federal government's evolving plan to help protect Canadians from harm online could include a new ombudsperson to field public concerns and a regulator.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2024