Jamie Sarkonak: The Liberals' giant subsidy for lefty academics to bolster their censorship legislation

These research projects lay the groundwork for a politically moderated internet

. It’s likely that these projects will contribute “evidence” to the forthcoming “evidence-based” online harms legislation.for this new funding: “Our democracy relies on a common set of facts, reliable sources of information and the ability for citizens to express themselves freely.”Article content

Canadian Heritage’s Digital Citizen Contribution Program suggests that this common set of facts will be shaped according to Liberal values — rather than neutral pan-Canadian values, such as equality and freedom of expression. Canadians should be ready to scrutinize the government’s censorship legislation when it’s tabled, because it will have been written on a politically slanted foundation.

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