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Rodriguez not worried about Biden lobbying against online bills

Briefs | 03/23/2023 3:24 pm EDT
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 2, 2022 to speak with reporters about an act to amend the Broadcast act./ photo by Andrew Meade

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is not worried that American president Joe Biden will lobby against the Canadian government’s two online bills, Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, and Bill C-18, the Online News Act. There are reports that the president will raise concerns about the legislation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when the pair meet Thursday and Friday.

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