Hon. Michael Bryant at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On May 29th, 2020. See this statement in context.

May 29th, 2020 / 4 p.m.

Executive Director and General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Well, who has a monopoly over the truth? Are we willing to say that the government or a legislature has a monopoly over the truth? No, of course not.

If we can agree that governments don't get to decide what's true or not true, then they can't get the power to decide what information ought to be circulated to others.

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