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House Hansard - 167

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Mar/9/23 1:52:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, the member and the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent before him said that this bill would give the government the right to dictate algorithms to streaming services, but subclause 9.1(8) of the bill says very clearly, “The Commission shall not make an order under paragraph (1)(e) that would require the use of a specific computer algorithm or source code.” It is here in black and white. Why is the member engaging in a kind of relativism? No, it is not relativism, it is fantasy. Why is he engaging in fantasy about what is in this bill?
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Mar/9/23 4:46:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, in her speech, my colleague said that Bill C‑11 paves the way for algorithm manipulation. That is worrisome. Can she tell me how, technically, it is possible to manipulate algorithms? How does she know, technically, that Bill C‑11 will provide control over algorithm manipulation?
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Luc Thériault
  • Mar/9/23 4:48:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, is the member telling us that algorithms and access to algorithms are easy things to decrypt? Is that actually what she is telling us? Basically, as she sees it, the only way to avoid any interference in broadcasting and streaming is to abolish the CRTC.
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Ms. Raquel Dancho
  • Mar/9/23 4:48:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I think the member is asking me the same question twice, so I will repeat that clauses 9 and 10 in the bill would dictate discoverability to social media platforms. As I have said three times now, or four if I include what I said it in my speech, this will mean that when someone opens their YouTube page, if it is not Canadian enough based on the criteria from the CRTC, as dictated in clause 7 of the bill, it will not be promoted based on the algorithms. Perhaps the member is not aware what an algorithm is, and that is okay, but an algorithm is determined in the very software of the legislation. He may want to just google that quickly if it is still available online—
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