New Brunswick MP questions motives for Facebook suspension
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A New Brunswick Conservative MP says he's not satisfied with Facebook's lack of explanation for why his account was suspended twice in seven days.
Mike Dawson's account was suspended after he posted a speech he gave in the House of Commons on June 17 denouncing a federal Liberal plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
"I feel they're trying to censor what I said," Dawson said.
"I've never had an issue before so I don't understand what the issue would be this time, unless they didn't like the speech and they want to stop it from being out there."
The account was later restored, then suspended again, then restored again.
The only explanation the site gave Dawson was that he had violated "community standards," he said.
A spokesperson for Meta, the company that owns Facebook, would not discuss the reasons for Dawson's suspension, citing "user privacy reasons."
In an emailed statement, the company would only say that Dawson's account "was removed in error and has been restored."
Dawson told CBC News he wasn't satisfied with that explanation.
The rookie MP spoke last Tuesday during a debate on a supply motion in the House of Commons for the 2025-26 fiscal year, using his time to slam Ottawa's electric-vehicle policy.
Regulations give automakers until 2035 to gradually phase out combustion engine cars, trucks and SUVs with a requirement to gradually increase the proportion of electric models they offer for sale each year.
The figure must reach 20 per cent next year and continue growing until it hits 100 per cent a decade from now.
"Once this government takes away your right to choose what you drive, they won't stop there," Dawson said in his speech.
"Today it's gas vehicles. Tomorrow it's your furnace, your wood stove and maybe even your barbecue."
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