Bill C-11: How to Get the Internet, Not TrudeauNet
Commentary
What can you do if you don’t want the new government-approved internet?
If you want the internet, not TrudeauNet, find a VPN (Virtual Private Network) and you are on your way. VPNs are designed to enhance security but also to make your IP address invisible to the rest of the internet. That means you can’t be tracked by either the big platforms or governments. VPNs have been criticized because they enable you to go to “bad” places without anyone knowing what you looked at, but they are perfectly legal.
On April 27, Bill C-11 passed the Senate and will soon be law. The bill has been sold to the public as legislation that addresses a supposed inequity. Canadian cable companies must pay 5 percent of gross revenues to Canadian production funds. These funds pay for the production of Canadian movies and television programming. Netflix and other internet platforms do not pay to these funds. So, this bill will require that these platforms pay a percentage of their Canadian revenues to production funds. This is only fair, say the bill’s promoters….