Censorship In Canada
As you browse through the internet, watch television, listen to the radio or even walk down the street, there is something occurring that we take for granted; speech. We take speech for granted because of its freedom in this country and the lack of censorship we have on our words. Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information that is considered by some as objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient. Censorship is most often imposed by governments; however, it is detrimental to democracy and the freedoms we all desire. This thesis will look at how censorship violates privacy laws and Canada’s Charter, is detrimental to the development of new ideas, and how it ultimately ensures
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In some parts of the world or even in history, totalitarian societies like this existed and thrived at one point or another as, within their society, not a lot of people knew the truth and could fight the censorship their government was doing. During Hitler’s reign, censorship of all free forms of communications and educated materials was how Hitler basically brainwashed the younger generations of Germans into hating the Jewish. Propaganda was a massive contributor in censorship, as works like Mein Kampf, Der Giftpilz and Trust no Fox were published and read in schools, at home, or anywhere to ensure that the political power had perfectly manipulated a country into believing things they shouldn’t have. This is the insidious side of censorship, the side that enables a government's power over people based on how well they can manipulate a person’s rights. This sad fact is the reason censorship should be fought against; no one should ever be brainwashed into thinking that their rights aren’t as essential because the government has told them so. In modern day China, there’s a heavy amount of censorship that goes on, most of it being media related, from going to the movies all the way up to even texting someone, the government is able to access it all. In Canada, we are lucky enough to not have a pervasive system like this, but if we don’t take action now, who is to say that Canada couldn’t end up like Australia or even America when it comes to censorship - intrusive systems that have no use in protecting one’s
In some parts of the world or even in history, totalitarian societies like this existed and thrived at one point or another as, within their society, not a lot of people knew the truth and could fight the censorship their government was doing. During Hitler’s reign, censorship of all free forms of communications and educated materials was how Hitler basically brainwashed the younger generations of Germans into hating the Jewish. Propaganda was a massive contributor in censorship, as works like Mein Kampf, Der Giftpilz and Trust no Fox were published and read in schools, at home, or anywhere to ensure that the political power had perfectly manipulated a country into believing things they shouldn’t have. This is the insidious side of censorship, the side that enables a government's power over people based on how well they can manipulate a person’s rights. This sad fact is the reason censorship should be fought against; no one should ever be brainwashed into thinking that their rights aren’t as essential because the government has told them so. In modern day China, there’s a heavy amount of censorship that goes on, most of it being media related, from going to the movies all the way up to even texting someone, the government is able to access it all. In Canada, we are lucky enough to not have a pervasive system like this, but if we don’t take action now, who is to say that Canada couldn’t end up like Australia or even America when it comes to censorship - intrusive systems that have no use in protecting one’s