GATINEAU – The Department of Canadian Heritage announced yesterday it plans to engage a group of experts who will collaborate with stakeholders and Canadians to advise the government on how it can adjust its proposed approach to dealing with harmful content online.
“This work will be carried out in a transparent and expedited manner, and the Minister will propose a revised framework as soon as possible. The Government of Canada is committed to getting this right and to doing so as quickly as possible,” reads a press release issued by Canadian Heritage.
Yesterday’s announcement came at the same time the government released the report What We Heard: The Government’s Proposed Approach to Address Harmful Content Online, which discusses the comments submitted to the consultation that ended in September last year.
As Cartt.ca reported previously, the consultation process itself was widely criticized and a multitude of issues with government’s proposals were highlighted in comments submitted as part of the consultation.
It seems the government has taken the comments it received to heart.
“We are committed to ensuring that online platforms provide safe and respectful experiences for Canadians to engage and share information with one another,” Pablo Rodriguez, minister of Canadian Heritage, in the press release.
“This is a very important and complex issue. I want to thank everyone who participated in this consultation and provided their input on the proposed framework. We will continue to engage stakeholders and Canadians in order to get this right.”
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