The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:47:46 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Liberals caught in C-11 'disinformation' web /item/36903-liberals-caught-in-c-11-disinformation-web /item/36903-liberals-caught-in-c-11-disinformation-web

The federal government's own bureaucrats have exposed that with Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, Justin Trudeau's government has engaged in a “campaign of disinformation." 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:40:50 -0400
Men must reclaim personal connection from AI /item/36864-men-must-reclaim-personal-connection-from-ai /item/36864-men-must-reclaim-personal-connection-from-ai

Authentic friendships are made outside the Internet ecosystem

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:51:12 -0400
Controversial Online Harms Bill debated in Parliament /item/36856-controversial-online-harms-bill-debated-in-parliament /item/36856-controversial-online-harms-bill-debated-in-parliament

More than 100 days after its introduction, Bill C-63, The Online Harms Act, which immediately sparked passionate reactions of furor or support, was debated for the first time in the House of Commons June 7.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:03:15 -0400
Editorial: The Bill C-63 hallucination /columns/item/36572-editorial-the-bill-c-63-hallucination /columns/item/36572-editorial-the-bill-c-63-hallucination

First, it was the unlikely Chardonnay-and-ketamine like pairing of Margaret Atwood and Elon Musk that raised alarms about the federal governmentƵapp proposed Online Harms Act. Now, someone with years of practice adjudicating human rights law has launched a fusillade against Bill C-63 that should set the ears of all Canadians, including Liberal caucus members, buzzing.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:25:08 -0400
Online bill could criminalize free speech, critics say /item/36522-online-bill-could-criminalize-free-speech-critics-say /item/36522-online-bill-could-criminalize-free-speech-critics-say

Two proposed bills, the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) and Bill C-367, have critics suggesting that if passed, they could threaten the freedom to express beliefs and convictions online and in the public square.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:31:05 -0500
Google settles with feds on Bill C-18 /item/36188-google-settles-with-feds-on-bill-c-18 /item/36188-google-settles-with-feds-on-bill-c-18

The Google Canada and federal government standoff over Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is over. Links to Canadian media publications will continue to have domain on the worldƵapp most popular search engine after the two sides came to an agreement Nov. 29.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:38:46 -0500
Google set to block online news /item/36177-google-set-to-block-online-news /item/36177-google-set-to-block-online-news

Barring a last-ditch Christmas miracle, Google Canada will whitewash Canadian news outlets from its search engine beginning Dec. 19, 180 days after Bill C-18, the Online News Act, became law.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:38:01 -0500
Effect of Bill C-11 on religion remains to be seen /item/35495-effect-of-bill-c-11-on-religion-remains-to-be-seen /item/35495-effect-of-bill-c-11-on-religion-remains-to-be-seen

Bill C-11, one of the most hotly debated pieces of legislation in recent Canadian history, received royal assent and became law on April 27. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 03 May 2023 13:29:50 -0400
Sr. Helena Burns: ItƵapp your duty to parent media for kids /opinion/columnists/item/33760-sr-helena-burns-it-s-your-duty-to-parent-media-for-kids /opinion/columnists/item/33760-sr-helena-burns-it-s-your-duty-to-parent-media-for-kids

With all that todayƵapp parents have to do, how is it possible to go about the mammoth task of parenting the media?

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Register Columnists Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:29:08 -0500
Gerry Turcotte: The Wiki and wacky world of St. Isidore /opinion/guest-columnists/item/31262-gerry-turcotte-the-wiki-and-wacky-world-of-st-isidore /opinion/guest-columnists/item/31262-gerry-turcotte-the-wiki-and-wacky-world-of-st-isidore

As I was driving to work this week, I saw a sign outside a neighbourhood church. It read: “Prayer is the original wireless form of communication.”

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jturcotte@catholicregister.org (Gerry Turcotte ) Guest Columns Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:44:37 -0400