T. Richardson

Ontario Teacher
-opposed to mandates and lockdowns
-supporter of individual choice and freedom
-teacher of science, not woke popular culture

[Polling Canada @CanadianPolling]

Gonna dumb it down for yall

Social media ban for minors means age verification for everyone

Big fat fucking no

[T. Richardson @ric47763572]

@MarkJCarney No, they're not your kids.
They're their parents' kids.

The government has no business interfering.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The World Cup begins tomorrow, and many will watch the matches. Soccer reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off on our own, but a path we learn to walk together. Anyone who does not know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, has not yet understood the game. Anyone who does not know how to live with and for others has not yet understood life. #ApostolicJourney

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@Dave_Eby He was denied entry due to ties with suspected terrorists.

This is who you want to admit to Canada?

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@NewsroomGC This is for parents to decide, not the government.

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@globalnews This decision belongs to parents, not the government.

Yet, I wonder if this is another excuse to introduce digital ID, which will be required for all social media users?
Banning kids is just a red herring.

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@nationalpost This decision belongs to parents, not the government.

Yet, I wonder if this is another excuse to introduce digital ID, which will be required for all social media users?
Banning kids is just a red herring.

[Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms @JCCFCanada]

The federal government is expected to introduce legislation banning social media for Canadians under the age of 16, with exemptions for platforms that meet certain government safety requirements, although those details are not yet known.

To be sure, many Canadians are concerned about the impact of social media on young people. However, a blanket social media ban implemented by the government is not the solution. Social media access for youth should remain the domain of parents, not government. Parents are best equipped to determine how their children use social media in alignment with their values and risk tolerance.

Social media restrictions require age verification. This means that all Canadians, not just youths under 16, will have to verify their identities in order to access the affected platforms. This in turn will mean that all Canadians will be forced to surrender their private information to governments and technology companies - often in foreign jurisdictions - in order to use the platforms they use every day for business, leisure, and connection. Once again, Canadians face the problem of privacy-violating digital identity technologies in the name of public safety.

The Justice Centre opposes government internet surveillance and the displacement of parents as the primary decision-makers responsible for protecting young people from online harms.
https://t.co/cnxEaKwPQ6

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What a brilliant speech!

[Matt Strauss @strauss_matt]

You should be very concerned about Bill C22. It’s straight out of 1984.

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@CityNewsTO What did Canadians expect when they elected another Liberal government?

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@hell0Jonas @CP24 Of course he wants an end to MAiD as well as abortion. But he knows he can't take on these gigantic topics all at once, so he wisely takes on a smaller fight in the larger war, which requires conversion of hearts in Canada to win.

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@CP24 Thank you, Cardinal Leo, for reminding us all about the respect we should have for human life.

If only we knew the value of suffering that is willingly offered up, drawing us closer to Christ, who suffered for us!

[Maxime Bernier @MaximeBernier]

Last week in Montreal, the Liberal Party of Canada passed a resolution setting the legal age for access to social media for Canadians at 16.

For now, this is a non-binding resolution.

But make no mistake. Mark Carney has already stated that a "social media age of majority is under consideration" as part of his government's online harms legislation.

These same Liberals who are currently defending Bill C-8, a veritable "digital guillotine", allowing Ottawa to cut off your Internet access without a warrant or trial; now want to decide at what age your children are mature enough to speak online.

This is not about protecting children, but rather about control.

The Liberals' plan to force tech companies to verify the age of every Canadian user means: mass surveillance, mass data collection, and the end of online privacy.

They want to force you to provide official identification simply to open a social media account.

They want to create a national database cataloguing every Canadian's digital identity.

And they want the government, not parents, to decide what your children can see, say, and do online.

We don't want an authoritarian and paternalistic state.

We will never support an age restriction on access to social media.

It is important to understand that the Criminal Code contains several clauses prohibiting harming children online.

Perhaps more resources need to be allocated to law enforcement to enforce the criminal code and protect children.

We do not need more laws. Furthermore, while the Criminal Code can deter and punish those who harm children online, no law can effectively replace the attention, guidance, and supervision of parents.

Parents are their children's first line of defense. They have the right and the duty to protect them by putting safeguards in place regarding their access to the Internet, including social media.

At the People's Party of Canada, we believe in a very simple principle: PARENTS raise children. That is not the role of governments.

The solution to online harms is not a blanket government ban that punishes all young people.

The solution lies in parental responsibility, digital literacy, and holding big tech accountable, not in giving Ottawa more power to spy on Canadians.

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

Canadian legislature removes "good faith" religious exemption from hate-speech law
https://t.co/rQqI64PME5

[Kirk Lubimov @KirkLubimov]

This is the best part from Pierre Poilievre appearance on the Diary of a CEO podcast;

"Those who push a socialist ideology have a gross contradiction in their view of human nature.
They say that human beings are wretched, self-interested, greedy when they’re in the private voluntary economy, but they’re angels when they’re in the governmental economy.

They argue that the government should just control everything because then we have all these angels that will decide for us."
🎯

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@TheTorontoSun Yeah, but the poll didn't ask if Canadians approved of the GOVERNMENT banning it. No thanks. Parents can decide for their own kids.

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@PremierScottMoe I'm a teacher, and I 100% agree social media is bad for kids.

But it's parents who should decide, not the government.

Don't make Australia's mistake.

Signed: A politically-conservative person

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@robbystarbuck @chicagobulls @NBA @JadensIV Looks like it's not just Canada where Christians are discriminated against. Bill C-9 is making it illegal to preach parts of the Bible in Canada, and NBA teams are kicking players off their team for being Christian.

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@RealMattA_ They lost that game to the NJ Devils.

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@CTVNationalNews Good.