OTTAWA – The House of Commons today passed a motion for Bill C-18, the Online News Act, to be read a second time and for it to be sent to the Heritage Committee.
The Conservatives previously asked for an amendment to the motion for second reading, which was voted on today and would have (if it had passed, which it did not) seen the bill withdrawn and its subject matter referred to the Heritage Committee.
Today’s news comes a day after the House of Commons passed a motion to set a time limit on the debate of the bill.
The Heritage Committee is currently in the process of hearing from witnesses on Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act.
