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Bill C-11 updated CanCon rules for streamers1. Bill C-22 / Lawful Access Act was introduced in Canada in 20262.

1 SOURCE · 3 DOCUMENTED FACTS · 2 DISPUTED · OPENED 2026-07-23 · UPDATED 2026-07-23
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Bill C-11 updated CanCon rules for streamers

Research Brief: Negative Partisanship and the "Silence Patte
“C-11 was sold as updating CanCon rules for streamers”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

Bill C-22 / Lawful Access Act was introduced in Canada in 2026

Research Brief: Negative Partisanship and the "Silence Patte
“Bill C-22 / Lawful Access Act (Canada, 2026) — the anchor case”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

Bill C-11 (Online Streaming Act) and Bill C-18 (Online News Act) were introduced

Research Brief: Negative Partisanship and the "Silence Patte
“Example 3: Bill C-11 (Online Streaming Act) and Bill C-18 (Online News Act) — Liberal defenders fell quiet after rollout”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
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These are things people say about Liberal government that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.

Disputed
"the Liberal government is surely ecstatic about the relatively muted response"
Asserted by Centre for International Governance Innovation · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
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Disputed
"the bill was poorly drafted"
Asserted by Senator Paula Simons · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Undated
Bill C-11 passage