A spokesman for Google says the tech company is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in response to the Liberal government’s online news bill. The proposed Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta, which owns Facebook, to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian…
Firearms and Government Contract Items to Watch as Parliament Reconvenes
News Analysis The House of Commons adjourned for the holiday break on Dec. 14 amid high tensions over gun control, and during the pause noteworthy events took place related to government contracts and travel chaos. All these issues are likely to be hot topics when MPs return on Jan. 30. Along with these new issues,…
Peter Menzies: Canada Needs a Sound Free-Market Strategy for News Industry, Not Confetti Thrown at Favourites
Commentary The big debate about the future of Canada’s mainstream media these days won’t be about whether or not its newsrooms will be made dependent on the good graces of Justin Trudeau’s government. That’s over. Now, we’re just arguing about the price. That became abundantly clear on Oct. 21 when Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez appeared…
New Legislation Will Profit Large Canadian Media Outlets by Over $300 Million, Says PBO
New legislation will profit large Canadian media outlets and publishers by upwards of $329 million in government subsidies, if passed, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. “We expect news businesses to receive a total compensation around $329.2 million per annum from digital platforms and spend about $20.8 million in transaction and compliance costs…
Peter Menzies: You Can’t Build a Viable Media Culture on Bailouts and Political Favours
Commentary You wouldn’t think Justin Trudeau’s government and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch would be caught dead dancing to the same tune, but if this week’s hearings on Canada’s latest media rescue plan was anything to go by, the two are twirling up a storm. According to advocates for Canada’s Online News Act (Bill C-18),…
Government Subsidies Reduce Trust in Media, Heritage Committee Hears
Government subsidies to Canadian media outlets are eroding the public’s trust in reporters, MPs on the House of Commons Heritage Committee were told on Sept. 27 while reviewing Bill C-18. “Bill C-18 will permanently entrench the industry’s dependency not on the loyalty of citizens, readers and viewers but upon the good graces of politicians,” Peter…
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