Online harms: Government announces expert advisory group on online safety

OTTAWA — Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez (above) and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti announced today a new expert advisory group on online safety as the next step in developing federal legislation to address harmful online content. The expert advisory group “will be mandated to provide advice on a legislative and regulatory framework that best addresses harmful content online,” reads a government press release. The announcement comes after the Canadian government said in February it planned to engage a group of experts to help it revise its proposed framework after its public consultation on...