Subhead:Documents obtained by Rebel News show Canadian diplomats were plotting talking points to confront a Republican congresswoman as Global Affairs Canada was simultaneously pushing to lobby foreign governments to join an international crackdown on tech firms Meta and Google.#
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Newly released documents show something we’ve never seen before: Canadian diplomats drafting talking points to confront U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert because she dared criticize the Online News Act, Bill C-18, which limits Canadians access to news online.
Just think about that. The same government that sermonizes about “defending democracy” was quietly trying to manage the political speech of an elected American lawmaker.
And it didn’t stop there. Global Affairs Canada was simultaneously pushing to lobby foreign governments to join an international crackdown on Meta and Google — all to pressure private companies into enforcing Canada’s censorship bill.
