so basically, the internet.
> Canadian ISPs required to ensure that the sites are rendered inaccessible
At best, this is regulatory capture for the current tech giants, at worst, basically ability to hand pick who gets to see what sites. So yes, censorship under the cloak of "age verification" and "protecting kids". We have heard it all before. I'm surprised they didn't somehow stuff the "terrorism" angle in there as well.
It hasn't happened with any other censorship bill Canada has passed.
This includes laws on pronoun use:
Canada’s gender identity rights Bill C-16 explained
>through a process that would start with a complaint and progress to a proceeding before a human rights tribunal. If the tribunal rules that harassment or discrimination took place, there would typically be an order for monetary and non-monetary remedies. A non-monetary remedy may include sensitivity training, issuing an apology, or even a publication ban, he says.
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/canadas-gender-identi...
This bill, conversely, gives the government explicit power to block websites that host content that is not child-appropriate. Completely different.