#CANADA: Senator Calls Internet Regulation Bill "Orwellian"

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Canada’s controversial Bill C-10 sends the country “down a rabbit hole on internet regulation,” according to Senator Michael MacDonald.

 The Nova Scotia senator, who is the Conservative chair of the Senate communications committee overseeing the bill, goes as far as to call the bill ‘Orwellian,’ reports Blacklock’s Reporter.

Bill C-10 would allow the CRTC regulate privately-viewed YouTube videos as they do with commercial broadcasters, with $15 million fines possible in some cases for violators.

The bill will not be taken up again by the Senate until the fall, because it has adjourned for the summer.

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#CANADA: Senator Refuses To Pay Back $17,000 In Disputed Expenses

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Sen. Mike Duffy is disputing claims that he owes the Canadian Senate $17,000 in expenses he claims were completely legitimate. Duffy's lawyer wrote to the Senate this week to say the senator won't repay seven of his claims totaling $16,955 because they were deemed "appropriate" by an Ontario judge who acquitted Duffy of 31 criminal charges in April.

#CANADA: Federal Gov't Establishes Task Force For Legalization of Pot Next Spring

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The federal government established a travelling task force Thursday that will spend the coming months studying how best to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana use in Canada.
The move comes as Ottawa prepares to introduce legislation on the legalization of marijuana in spring 2017 — a timeline first announced by Health Minister Jane Philpott in April at the United Nations General Assembly special session on drugs.

#CANADA: Senate Bows To House Of Commons' Will, Approves Assisted Dying Law

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After a dramatic debate over the eligibility requirements for physician-assisted dying — and over the role of the upper chamber itself — Senators opted to concede to the House of Commons Friday, sending Bill C-14 to royal assent.

#CANADA: Frmr. Sens. Could Face Legal Action If They Don't Pay Back Expenses

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Friday is a Senate-imposed deadline for seven of its former members to hand over almost $528,000 in claims the federal auditor general ruled should never have been charged to taxpayers. They were among 30 senators flagged in the June 2015 report, but none chose to challenge the decision through an independent arbitration process.

#CANADA: Leaders Of Four National Parties Debate Energy, Senate Reform, Quebec Separatism, Terrorism

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Leaders of Canada's four major parties met Thursday to debate Canada's role in fighting terrorism at home and abroad, Quebec separatism, the economy, and the XL pipeline and other energy transportation plans. New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair was taken to task for introducing the volatile issue of Quebec separatism into the campaign, while Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended his handling of Canada's unpopular appointed Senate.

#CANADA: Senate Committee Recommends Criminalizing Speech "Glorifying" Terrorism; "Certifying" Imams

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A Senate committee is urging a range of tougher anti-terror measures to fight the "Islamist fundamentalist menace" through criminal bans on radical speech, preachers, charities and those who "glorify" terrorism. The 38-page report also suggests "certifying" and "training" Imams.

#CANADA: Conservative Senators Attack Fellow Conservative's Bill

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Conservative senators are seeking to gut caucus colleague Michael Chong’s Reform Act, a bill aimed at rebalancing power between MPs and party leaders. The Act would give MPs in a party caucus the power to trigger a leadership review, and to subsequently vote to oust their leader.

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Supreme Court To Rule On Harper Gov't Senate Reform Plans [world politics news]

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Senators Seek 9 Changes to Harper's Fair Elections Act, Clashing with House [world politics news]

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Liberal Leader Trudeau Removes Senators from Party Caucus, Will Be Independents [world politics news]

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After Spending Scandal, Senators Have Cut Food, Travel Expenses [world politics news]