Online harms consult: Submissions show concern over site-blocking proposal

Government will not publish submissions received By Amanda OYE GATINEAU, QC – Comments submitted to the federal government’s consultation into harmful content online highlight a multitude of issues with its proposals for addressing the issue as well as with the consultation process itself. The submissions to the consultation are not easy to come by. The deadline for comments passed in September, but the government decided it would not publish the ones it received. A spokesperson for Canadian Heritage told Cartt.ca via email the submissions will only be available if an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request is made...