Calls mount for Carney government to not abandon regulating tech companies over online harms

Calls mount for Carney government to not abandon regulating tech companies over online harms

OTTAWA — Calls are mounting for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to revive a Trudeau-era effort to regulate tech companies in an attempt to safeguard children from harmful online content. While the issue has been raised internally, ministers are awaiting direction, including from the Prime Minister’s Office, which remains consumed by U.S. President Donald Trump and advancing the government’s economic agenda. What’s left is a confusing pic…