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The fundamental weakness in Canada’s Online Streaming Act will be exposed for all to see on Nov. 20, when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) comes face-to-face with American streaming companies.

After mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was one of 18 world leaders, along with Meta and Google and other Big Tech companies, to sign onto the Christchurch Call to Action.

Company blames changing media landscape, unfair competition, government inaction

The president of CBC and Radio-Canada defended the public broadcaster and its independence at a House of Commons committee this morning.

Canadian youth are at greater risk online than their peers in much of the democratic world because our federal government won’t table a long-promised bill.

What can – or should – the federal government offer Big Tech to play ball?

Every Canadian has views about how to change it, and some even want to kill it, but some kind of vision fit for a rapidly changing world needs to come out of the dialogue.

News Media Canada, the organization representing some of the country’s largest news organizations, is urging the federal government to accommodate Google’s specific concerns regarding Bill C-18, the Online News Act.

‘If Google walks away … that’s very bad news’ for Canadian media, and that may explain a recent shift in position from News Media Canada, says media expert Chris Dornan. But Matt Hatfield, director of campaigns for OpenMedia, says it’s possible a deal may be reached, however, given Google’s leverage because of the looming deadline, the deal may not be in the best interests of Canadians or the news industry.

OTTAWA – 

The official Opposition tried to have a House of Commons committee study an editorial decision of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Tuesday, despite its independence from the government being enshrined in law.