Discussion · Government Orders
William Stevenson Conservative
“I want to know how this bill will apply to small businesses and small online creators. It may work for the big social media platforms, but how will the smaller ones even know these rules apply to them?”
“Mr. Speaker, I admire the parenting the member has done. Abstinence from social media is virtually impossible these days for most parents. Even for mine, 15 years ago, it was a bit of a challenge. Going forward, how does the member opposite see Bill C-34 addressing the concerns with how it would apply to different social media? He said the bill would make them responsible, but how are they going to know that it applies to them if they are a small start-up or a small influencer? How are they going to know that they would be affected? We assume it is good for the big ones, but what about the other ones out there?”
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Mr. Speaker, I admire the parenting the member has done. Abstinence from social media is virtually impossible these days for most parents. Even for mine, 15 years ago, it was a bit of a challenge. Going forward, how does the member opposite see Bill C-34 addressing the concerns with how it would apply to different social media? He said the bill would make them responsible, but how are they going to know that it applies to them if they are a small start-up or a small influencer? How are they going to know that they would be affected? We assume it is good for the big ones, but what about the other ones out there?