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The CRTC Chair invoked 'cat videos' to deflect concerns at Senate committee
Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Discoverability, and Cana
“cat videos”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
Senator Paula Simons voted against the bill
Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Discoverability, and Cana
“Simons was a Senate critic who voted *against* the bill”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
Senator Paula Simons voted against C-11
Disputed — who says what, against what see standalone →
These are things people say about Senator Paula Simons 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 bill was poorly drafted"
Asserted by Senator Paula Simons · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Research Brief: Negative Partisanship and the "Silence Patte ↗
Disputed
"creator algorithm concerns are fearmongering"
Unattributed assertion · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly runs against this claim.
Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Discoverability, and Cana ↗
Disputed
"Senator Paula Simons dismissed creator algorithm concerns as fearmongering"
Asserted by Senator Paula Simons · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Discoverability, and Cana ↗
Timeline see standalone →
2022
2022-11
Senate committee appearance
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Senate committee testimony