UPDATE October 2, 2018: The CRTC rejected Bell's website blocking proposal on the grounds that it doesn't have the jurisdiction to govern this area of the Internet. But it doesn't end here — the CRTC has encouraged this proposal to be examined through the reviews of the Copyright Act, and the Broadcast and Telecommunications Act. So we can't let our guard down! Make sure to say no to website blocking and have your say in Canada's Copyright Act review here

A coalition of organizations — spearheaded by Bell — is asking the CRTC to implement a website-blocking system to curb piracy. They want to create an official Internet censorship committee within the federal government, without court oversight.

This dangerous and over-reaching proposal will lead to legitimate content and speech being censored, violating our right to free expression and the principles of Net Neutrality,1 which the federal government has consistently pledged support for.2

So, we gathered our own coalition: One that has Canada's best interests at heart. And today a coalition of more than 30 organizations and businesses — including digital rights groups, library associations, independent Internet service providers and civil liberties organizations — are standing together against this website blocking plan.

And on Wednesday, February 28 — citizens from across the country stood against censorship, and by the end of the day we had more than 50,000 comments.3, 4, 5

We still have until March 29 to collect comments to the CRTC — add your voice now!