EXCERPT Canada’s government has already had to go on the defensive regarding its latest controversial legislative effort, the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63). It’s the one that opponents say seeks to legislate for “thoughtcrime” and contains, on the extreme end of the envisaged measures, punishment such as life in prison for specific “(hate) speech offenses." And that defense of the bill includes a cabinet minister who is pushing for its adoption dismissing articles critical of the bill as “clickbait.” END EXCERPT