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Amy Hamm: Online safety is parents' responsibility — not government's

While protecting children is a worthy goal, we do not need a draconian censorship regime to achieve it

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The children and parents who protested on Parliament Hill last week to demand a revival of the online harms act have handed Prime Minister Mark Carney the perfect cover to pass sweeping new censorship laws.

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Children First Canada, a registered charity that received a $200,000 grant from the federal government on April 1, held the demonstration to demand the immediate tabling of a bill similar to the one that was killed when former prime minister Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament in 2025.

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Now, anyone who opposes the forthcoming iteration of the online harms bill will likely be accused of malice for refusing to meet the demands of the victims (or potential victims) paraded across Parliament Hill.

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