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C-18 is necessary and fair, CAB tells Senate panel

Internet and Governance | 05/11/2023 5:45 pm EDT

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) told the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications that the Online News Act, Bill C-18, is needed and should be passed as soon as possible. “The Canadian Association of Broadcasters supports Bill C-18 for two...

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Online News Act should be defeated, Alberta publisher maintains

Internet and Governance | 05/09/2023 5:01 pm EDT

The Senate Committee on Transport and Communication continued its study of the Online News Act, Bill C-18, Tuesday with most participants endorsing the government’s bill and one witness vehemently opposed. Derek Fildebrandt, publisher of the Western Standard, condemned...

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Google, Facebook determined to stop news sharing should C-18 pass as currently drafted

Internet and Governance | 05/04/2023 11:23 am EDT

With Bill C-18, the Government's plan to have news...

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C-18 different task than C-11: CRTC officials

Internet and Governance | 05/02/2023 4:28 pm EDT

The chair of the Senate's Transport and Communications committee Tuesday expressed annoyance that as the...

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Senate begins oversight of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 04/25/2023 6:08 pm EDT

The government’s Online News Act will not regulate the media nor will it require internet users to pay...

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Google defends restricting access, calls for changes to C-18

Internet and Governance | 04/21/2023 5:08 pm EDT

Senior executives of Alphabet Inc.’s Google appeared before the House of...

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Conservatives and Liberals keep up dispute over online legislation

Internet and Governance | 04/18/2023 5:04 pm EDT

The Conservatives are keeping up their battle against the government’s online legislation, with a party critic seizing on the Liberals’ own answers to combat them. The...

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Rodriguez rejects Senate C-11 amendment limiting CRTC power over social media

Internet and Governance | 03/08/2023 8:38 am EST

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is rejecting a Senate amendment...

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Heritage Committee summons Google execs over news blocking

Internet and Governance | 02/28/2023 4:46 pm EST

The House of Commons Heritage committee voted Tuesday to summon top...

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Online News Act leads to internet fragmentation: Internet Society

Internet and Governance | 02/17/2023 4:20 pm EST

The Online News Act, Bill C-18, will “fundamentally change the...

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C-18 represents a step on a “slippery slope” away from open internet: ex-CBC, Wikimedia head

Media | 11/01/2022 5:05 pm EDT

Legislation that would force digital giants like...

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Rodriguez, Scott, given rough ride on C-18 in appearance before Heritage committee

Internet and Governance | 10/21/2022 7:21 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and CRTC chair Ian Scott were...

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Google searches for allies in fight against news compensation bill

Internet and Governance | 10/18/2022 4:59 pm EDT

Alphabet Inc.’s Google was an island of defiance in a sea of praise for...

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Google amplifies its messaging around C-18 through commissioned poll

Internet and Governance | 10/14/2022 5:18 pm EDT

A survey commissioned by Alphabet Inc.’s Google Canada found that most...

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C-18 would harm trust in Canadian media: former CRTC chair; secrecy of deals harms trust: Tyee publisher

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2022 5:44 pm EDT

As the House of Commons Heritage committee Tuesday...

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Heritage committee opens hearings on news compensation legislation

Internet and Governance | 09/23/2022 5:56 pm EDT

The government’s plan to force social media platforms to negotiate compensation deals with Canadian news organizations is either “rent-seeking behavior” that will prop...