Anthony Furey: The Problem With Defining ‘Online Harms’

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa regarding the new online harms bill, on Feb. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Commentary

We’ve had this debate before. The free speech advocates won. But a long time has passed since Canada recognized that it’s not up to the government to police legal things people write and say online, offensive or otherwise.