C-18: Clause-by-clause has started, and it might be a long process

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA — The House of Commons Heritage Committee started considering amendments to Bill C-18, the Online News Act, today and dealt with only three amendments during the two-hour session. Although they seem to have agreed not to filibuster, the Conservatives clearly used delay tactics that had the effect of angering Liberal and NDP members alike. This became obvious once the committee took 20 minutes to deal with administrative issues that could have been avoided. Given the text of the amendments and even the number of amendments are deemed confidential, it is difficult at this stage know how...