Censoring the Net

Have you heard about the recently introduced private members bill C-427?

It's called the "Clean Internet Act" but "Censorship Internet Act" would be more fitting.

This proposed bill would give the federal government sweeping new powers to control the flow of information through cyberspace.

Dr. Michael Geist has more on this bill here.

Now what's really weird about all this, is that Bill C-427 was introduced by Joy Smith, a Conservative MP!

I thought Conservatives were supposed to be about promoting individual freedom.

Mind you, 20 Conservative MPs were also sympathetic to Bill C-257 which would have given dangerous new powers to union bosses.

It just goes to show, that many in the Conservative Party just don't understand conservatism.