Earlier this month, as Liberals gathered in Montreal for their policy convention, much of the news that came out of the convention focused on floor-crossings and impending byelections that would soon deliver Prime Minister Mark Carney his coveted majority.

But Liberals decided to both consider and support a number of important policies that, if implemented, could have major implications for Canadians. One such policy is a social media ban for youth under the age of 16. The wording of the policy resolution was to set a “minimum age of 16 for creating social media accounts” and put the responsibility on social media companies “to prevent underage users from holding accounts.”

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While some policies ratified by members at policy conventions don’t necessarily turn out to become government policy, this proposal just might.

‘Serious’ consideration

Within days of the conclusion of the Liberal Convention, Carney government ministers were openly........

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