By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – On Monday, the Members of the Heritage Committee approved a motion they had voted down previously as the Liberals on the committee compromised and opened the meeting with a proposal to back down and wait on hearing from the Justice Minister. When a firestorm erupted after the removal by the Liberals of Section 4.1, which exempted social media platforms from Bill C-10, the legislation intended to modernize the Broadcasting Act, the Conservatives proposed to suspend the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill until a new Charter statement from the Justice Minister could be produced. Such a...
