The bill looks to restore net neutrality rules repealed in 2017, which bar companies from blocking or throttling legal internet content. Internet service providers are currently allowed to do this as long as its policies are disclosed to consumers. (Ars Technica)

Talking point: The future of net neutrality is uncertain in the U.S., but Canada appears to be safe. In October 2018, the CRTC rejected efforts from a lobby group of Canadian media companies to block internet content without a court order. CRTC chairperson Ian Scott defended the commission’s position on net neutrality as early as January 2019, when consumer advocacy groups said the CRTC could weaken net neutrality laws after his remarks that net neutrality laws should allow flexibility. “We’ve been dogged in our protection and support of net neutrality and nothing has changed,” Scott told The Globe and Mail.