Our neighbors to the north are seeing the light and this has nothing to do with astrological miracles. Reports out of Canada suggest that the country may roll back its neutrality regulation. That would clearly be a healthy development for millions of Canadian Net users – and in particular one named Richard Warman.

A civil rights lawyer, Warman was targeted with death threats by several hate-groups operating websites based in the U.S. and Canada. Fearing for his life, Warman tried to get these sites blocked. The U.S. company hosting his site complied, commenting that while it supported free expression, it would not condone threats of violence. (A subsequent appeals court ruling upheld the company’s decision.)

In Canada, however, because of the country’s neutrality law, Warman had to appeal to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s FCC. There, Warman found bureaucratic red tape and inaction, which to this day keep the death threats online.

That’s why for Richard Warman, neutrality regulations aren’t just bad policy, they’re a life-and-death issue.