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

News | 03/08/2023 8:38 am EST
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez has a conversation with CTV’s Vassy Kapelos on Feb. 2, 2023, at the Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time conference./ Photo by Andrew Meade

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is rejecting a Senate amendment on Bill C-11 that would, according to the senators, clarify that only professional music will be regulated on social media platforms.

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