Tue Apr 4, 2023 – 5:15 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leader Pierre Poilievre said freedom of speech and to live life as one chooses is something “endowed by God” on all Canadians during a debate in the House of Commons last week when he blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s internet censorship legislation Bill C-11.
“And the question is who decides (what people can or cannot say)? Do we allow a small group of privileged insiders close to the Prime Minister decide what we think, say and believe? Or do we allow do we believe that every single Canadian is endowed by God with the ability to decide for themselves,” Poilievre said while debating Bill C-11.
“Madam Speaker, I believe every Canadian has that ability, and that is why we will stand up every day in every way for the section 2B rights (Charter rights) of freedom of expression.”
Last Thursday, Trudeau’s internet censorship legislation, Bill C-11, inched closer to becoming law after MPs passed a motion in a 212-117 vote to adopt the bill without agreeing to the amendments previously made by the Senate.
The bill has faced immense criticism for its implications on
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