Justice Minister Arif Virani will divide the bill into two, with the first priority piece containing parts of the proposed law dealing with online safety for children, porn posted without consent and combating hate. The second, more contentious, part will include new hate crime penalties. This comes after filibustering caused the legislation to stall in the House of Commons since September. (The Globe and Mail)

Talking point: First introduced in February, the Online Harms Bill has faced opposition from Conservatives and many civil liberty groups, who say the hate crime penalties, which include life imprisonment for certain offences, threaten freedom of speech. The Conservatives have said they likely won’t support the newly split bill, calling it “deeply flawed legislation,” while proponents have pushed for its split to increase its chances of getting codified into law.