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‘I’d rather settle at the table’: Miller looks to negotiate return of news on Facebook, as Australia moves to fine big tech

| 05/06/2026 1:03 pm EDT

Feds missing out on economic, geopolitical opportunities by not supporting arts sector, say cultural groups

Ottawa is not yet considering bringing forward legislation to reinstate news content on Facebook and Instagram, as Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said he still wants...

CUSMA Online news act

LeBlanc ‘reassured’ audiovisual groups that cultural exemption won’t be part of CUSMA review: sources

| 04/09/2026 3:51 pm EDT

LeBlanc 'reassured’ audiovisual groups that cultural exemption won’t be part of CUSMA review: sources

Federal cabinet ministers have told leaders in the arts and culture sector that the upcoming review of North America’s free trade deal will not affect the longstanding...

Cancon CUSMA Online news act

Google appeals dismissal of Charter challenge in ad market monopoly case at Competition Tribunal

| 03/17/2026 4:37 pm EDT

Google appeals dismissal of Charter challenge in ad market monopoly case at Competition Tribunal

Google is taking the Competition Tribunal to court...

Advertising competition Google

Which telecom and broadcasting lobbyists made The Hill Times’s Top 100 list?

| 03/17/2026 2:27 pm EDT

Which telecom and broadcasting lobbyists made The Hill Times’s Top 100 list?

A survey by our affiliate publications The Hill Times and The Lobby Monitor...

Broadcast Lobbying telecom

‘Do we need this?’: Artists, musicians and writers question federal approach to AI at national summit

| 03/16/2026 5:56 pm EDT

‘Do we need this?’: Artists, musicians and writers question federal approach to AI at national summit

Since being appointed as Canada’s first cabinet...

Artificial intelligence Canadian Heritage Copyright

A court challenge has put the streaming act on hold — but some U.S. companies are still sending money to Canadian funds (and no one knows why)

| 03/09/2026 12:07 pm EDT

CRTC funding

As the North American cultural sector awaits a...

Appeal Court CRTC Online streaming act

Competition Tribunal scraps Google’s Charter appeal, says it does not pass ‘true penal consequence’ test

| 03/05/2026 3:24 pm EST

Competition Tribunal scraps Google’s Charter appeal, says it does not pass ‘true penal consequence’ test

The Competition Tribunal has canned Google’s Charter appeal, allowing a lawsuit based on the company’s alleged anti-competitive conduct to proceed, saying it failed to...

competition Google

U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitions

| 02/19/2026 4:49 pm EST

U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitions

A trade association representing many of the...

Competition bureau Internet United States

‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

| 02/18/2026 5:59 am EST

‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Minister Evan Solomon...

Artificial intelligence Evan Solomon

Producers urge shift to ‘audience-first’ strategy to boost CanCon discoverability in digital age

| 02/06/2026 10:55 am EST

Producers urge shift to 'audience-first' strategy to boost CanCon discoverability in digital age

Ensuring domestic stories can thrive in a crowded...

Cancon CRTC Prime Time

Canadians concerned about AI’s impact on environment, children: federal consultation

| 02/03/2026 3:36 pm EST

Canadians concerned about AI’s impact on environment, children: federal consultation

Ottawa quietly released the results of its AI...

Artificial intelligence Copyright Culture

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said the...

APTN Culture Indigenous

CBC says bureau expansion will address ‘news deserts,’ despite concerns from local media outlets

| 01/22/2026 7:56 pm EST

CBC says bureau expansion will address ‘news deserts,’ despite concerns from local media outlets

Last week, the CBC announced it would expand into...

Cbc Online news act

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

| 12/19/2025 5:30 pm EST

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

On Dec. 17, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson...

CRTC Online news act Online streaming act

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

| 12/09/2025 6:47 pm EST

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

Telesat Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc....

Satellite Wireless

Expanded Canadian Internet Society board aims for proactive approach to digital policy

| 11/05/2025 5:08 pm EST

Parliament Hill

According to Canadian Internet Society board chair Brent Arnold, the addition to its board of several prominent voices in law and technology policy, along with some changes to...

Artificial intelligence cybersecurity Internet

Competition Tribunal hears arguments on ‘public interest’ in online search monopoly case against Google, Apple

| 10/22/2025 7:16 pm EDT

CNOC calls for gov’t funding to keep Canadians connected

A proposed lawsuit between game developer...

competition Google Internet

Don’t slack on protecting artists’ work from AI, music industry reps tell heritage committee

| 10/09/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Don’t slack on protecting artists’ work from AI, music industry reps tell heritage committee

Groups representing music labels and artists told...

Artificial intelligence CHPC Copyright

Online News Act undermines outlets’ ability to prevent AI scraping, copyright violations, Parliamentary committee told

| 10/08/2025 12:47 pm EDT

Online News Act undermines outlets’ ability to prevent AI scraping, copyright violations, Parliamentary committee told

Canada’s efforts to regulate digital giants...

Artificial intelligence CHPC Copyright

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group head

Internet and Governance | 09/17/2025 5:34 pm EDT

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group head

The messaging coming from the inaugural Minister of Artificial Intelligence...

Artificial intelligence

Google violating privacy law by refusing ‘right to be forgotten’ in search results, watchdog finds

Internet and Governance | 08/27/2025 5:28 pm EDT

Philippe Dufresne, Canadian Privacy Commissioner

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has determined that Google is violating federal privacy law by continuing to display search results that have caused...

Google Privacy

No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio

Internet and Governance | 07/15/2025 3:12 pm EDT

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay for

Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized Canadian economic interests on the...

ethics

Canada’s retreat from digital services tax sparks questions over future of other online policies

Internet and Governance | 07/08/2025 10:02 am EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Canada’s decision to scrap its digital services...

Internet Online news act Online streaming act

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Internet and Governance | 06/23/2025 4:00 am EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

As the first week of the CRTC’s hearing on...

Broadcasting CRTC Online streaming act

CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costs

Internet and Governance | 06/19/2025 4:46 pm EDT

CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costs

On Thursday, June 19, the CRTC set cost recovery charges of $2.71 million...

CRTC Google Online news act

Google spending $13 million on AI training at four organizations

Internet and Governance | 06/04/2025 11:20 am EDT

Google spending $13 million on AI training at four organizations

Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced Wednesday, June 4 it is launching an...

Artificial intelligence Funding Indigenous

Quebec streaming bill sets up possibility of federal jurisdictional fight

Internet and Governance | 05/27/2025 6:02 pm EDT

Quebec streaming bill sets up possibility of federal jurisdictional fight

The government of Quebec has introduced a bill that would allow for the...

Online streaming act Streaming Unlock

Streamers challenge ‘restrictive’ CanCon definitions in audio proceeding

Internet and Governance | 05/08/2025 4:25 pm EDT

Streamers challenge ‘restrictive’ CanCon definitions in audio proceeding

As the CRTC works on revising how it defines Canadian and Indigenous audio...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Media companies get $22 million in funding from Online News Act cash

Internet and Governance | 04/30/2025 5:50 pm EDT

Media companies get $22 million in funding from Online News Act cash

The Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC) has released the details of...

Google Online news act

Google asks court to reverse Streaming Act contribution decision

Internet and Governance | 04/25/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Google asks court to reverse Streaming Act contribution decision

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is again asking the courts to overrule the CRTC when it comes to paying contributions under the Online Streaming Act, specifically when it comes to its YouTube subsidiary. The company’s Apr. 24 filing to the Federal Court of Appeal cites various...

Appeal Court CRTC Online streaming act

Competition Bureau, Google accuse each other of ignoring ‘commercial reality’ in ad market suit

Internet and Governance | 04/03/2025 6:59 pm EDT

Competition Bureau, Google accuse each other of ignoring ‘commercial reality’ in ad market suit

The Competition Bureau and Google are butting...

Competition bureau Google

‘Outdated’ regulatory tools unsuitable for online environment, streamers tell CRTC

Internet and Governance | 03/19/2025 6:52 pm EDT

‘Outdated’ regulatory tools unsuitable for online environment, streamers tell CRTC

Online streamers continue to argue against the...

CRTC Internet Online streaming act

CRTC dismisses WildBrain undue preference complaint against Bell; Rogers facing new complaint

Internet and Governance | 03/14/2025 5:13 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC decided on Friday that BCE Inc. did not...

CRTC Television Undue Preference

Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decides

Internet and Governance | 02/26/2025 5:21 pm EST

Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decides

Google will have to foot the bill for the costs the CRTC incurs through...

CRTC Google Online news act

Google refutes Competition Bureau’s claims in ad market suit

Internet and Governance | 02/21/2025 2:06 pm EST

Google refutes Competition Bureau’s claims in ad market suit

Google is firing back at the Competition Bureau following a suit the watchdog filed against it alleging anti-competitive conduct, with the search giant now arguing that the bureau’s claims are flawed, unlawful, and without merit. After a years-long investigation, the...

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Canadian Journalism Collective announces estimated amounts it expects to pay out

Internet and Governance | 12/16/2024 4:20 pm EST

Canadian Journalism Collective announces estimated amounts it expects to pay out

The Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC) says it expects to send eligible...

Google Online news act

CBC expands local news programming following Google news act exemption

Internet and Governance | 11/12/2024 3:38 pm EST

CBC board postings extended

CBC/Radio-Canada announced Tuesday, Nov. 12 that it is increasing its local...

Cbc Online news act Streaming

Google granted exemption from requirements of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 10/28/2024 4:10 pm EDT

Google granted exemption from requirements of Online News Act

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will be exempt from the requirements of the Online...

CRTC Google Online news act

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

Internet and Governance | 10/15/2024 11:19 am EDT

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

By Sophall Duch Canadian media outlets won’t likely see money from...

CRTC Online news act

CRTC launches consult on code of conduct for News Act negotiations

Internet and Governance | 10/08/2024 1:53 pm EDT

CRTC launches consult on code of conduct for News Act negotiations

The CRTC is asking for comments on its proposed code of conduct for...

CRTC Online news act

Publishers, broadcasters clash with Google, news collective over Online News Act exemption

Internet and Governance | 09/04/2024 3:38 pm EDT

Publishers, broadcasters clash with Google, news collective over Online News Act exemption

As the CRTC reviews Google’s application for...

Cbc CRTC Online news act

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

While providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard...

captioning CRTC Streaming

Google challenges CRTC broadcasting fees decision in appeal court

Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 2:27 pm EDT

YouTube logo on mobile screen.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants the Federal Court of Appeal to set aside a...

Court CRTC Online streaming act

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s funding a mainstay in his talking points this year. But CBC CEO Catherine Tait says she is not worried about the broadcaster's survival if his party gains power in the next election. “The...

Canadian Heritage Cbc Feature

Corus reports drops in revenue, profit during Q3 as layoffs continue

Media | 07/15/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Corus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time...

Broadcast Online streaming act Quarterly Reports

Competition Bureau appoints professor as advisor on digital economy

Internet and Governance | 07/10/2024 3:31 pm EDT

Heski Bar-Isaac. Photo courtesy of University of Toronto Rotman School of Management.

The Competition Bureau has brought on an expert in economics for a...

Competition bureau Court Privacy

CRTC launches consult on Google’s Online News Act exemption

Internet and Governance | 06/27/2024 5:40 pm EDT

Google Canada

The CRTC has kicked off what could be the final hurdle for Google to be...

CRTC Online news act

Publishers call on CRTC to set rules for Online News Act collective

Internet and Governance | 06/13/2024 10:12 am EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

A consortium of news publishers is calling on the CRTC to make regulations...

CRTC Online news act

Streamers ‘disappointed’ in five per cent base contribution requirement

Internet and Governance | 06/04/2024 10:15 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

Online streaming services generating over $25 million in annual Canadian revenues will be required to pay five per cent of those revenues to support domestic content, the CRTC...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Google makes Android emergency location service available to all Canadian users

telecom | 05/13/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Google makes Android emergency location service available to all Canadian users

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has unveiled the widespread availability of...

911 CRTC mobile

Billions of ad dollars leaving Canada through “tax loophole”: Friends of Canadian Media

Internet and Governance | 04/09/2024 8:11 pm EDT

Google Canada

Advertising on foreign digital media like Meta...

Advertising Federal Budget

CRTC kicks off Online News Act consultation

Internet and Governance | 03/13/2024 4:46 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

The CRTC launched its first public consultation on the Online News Act’s regulatory framework to gain...

CRTC Online news act

Champagne second-most lobbied minister, Hill Times finds

telecom | 03/12/2024 3:33 pm EDT

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyright

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...

ISED

Beanfield appoints new SVP of commercial services

telecom | 03/07/2024 4:44 pm EST

Beanfield appoints new SVP of commercial services

Beanfield Technologies Inc. has hired Chris Adamkowski as its new SVP of commercial services, the company announced Thursday. “I am thrilled to be joining Beanfield and contributing to the mission of connecting communities...

UPDATED: Competition Bureau expands probe into Google’s advertising practices in Canada

Internet and Governance | 02/29/2024 4:22 pm EST

UPDATED: Competition Bureau expands probe into Google's advertising practices in Canada

The Competition Bureau announced...

Competition bureau Court Google

Proposed AI law risks “chilling” innovation, out of step with global standards, Big Tech tells MPs

telecom | 02/09/2024 6:37 pm EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

Representatives from major tech companies warned...

Artificial intelligence c-27 ISED

Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globally

Canada must revise its election rules and the use of artificial...

Artificial intelligence

Government unveils final provisions of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 12/15/2023 5:30 pm EST

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge

The federal government released the details of the implementation of the Online News Act Friday. It outlined how money from social media giants will be distributed to Canadian news organizations. Currently the rules apply only to Alphabet Inc.’s Google search engine,...

CRTC News Compensation

Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time

Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 1:48 pm EST

Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time

The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight against cutbacks at CBC/Radio-Canada. Tuesday in Question...

Broadcast Canadian Heritage Cbc

Google and federal government reach deal over Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 7:51 pm EST

Google Canada

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and the federal government have resolved their...

Facebook Google Online news act

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...

Cancon CRTC Internet

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings

Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings

The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

telecom | 11/13/2023 5:11 pm EST

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

Earlier this month, TerreStar Solutions Inc. announced it successfully demonstrated Canada’s first direct, two-way communication between a satellite and a standard...

Cts Satellite

AI a potential foreign security threat, Ethics committee tells House

Internet and Governance | 10/25/2023 5:35 pm EDT

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rules

A Parliamentary committee is calling for checks of artificial intelligence...

Artificial intelligence ethics

Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit

Internet and Governance | 10/13/2023 5:30 pm EDT

Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit

Sentiment among speakers at the 2023 Canada...

competition Competition bureau

Communication association proposes ‘safe harbor’ provision to retain tech giants in Canadian news market

Internet and Governance | 10/03/2023 6:18 pm EDT

International communications trade association,...

CRTC News Compensation Online news act

Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime

Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:48 pm EDT

Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime

The CRTC has determined that online services that...

CRTC Online streaming act

Senators debate efficiency of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 09/22/2023 5:13 pm EDT

Chair of Senate committee studying C-11 defends his fundraising letter against the bill

Even though the Online News Act has become law, it is still the subject of debate in Parliament. Thursday...

News Compensation Online news act

Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby group

Internet and Governance | 09/20/2023 2:53 pm EDT

Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby group

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is urging the federal government...

Artificial intelligence c-27 ISED

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at...

competition

‘WildBrain can’t have their cake and eat it too,’ Bell tells CRTC in undue preference dispute

Media | 09/14/2023 6:10 pm EDT

WildBrain animators taking part in union drive

BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that WildBrain...

Broadcast CRTC Television

Meta’s fight with feds impacts emergency info sharing for southwestern Ont. municipality

Internet and Governance | 09/13/2023 5:46 pm EDT

The Online News Act standoff between the federal government and tech-giant Meta Platforms Inc. is negatively impacting emergency communications in Chatham-Kent, Ont....

c-18 News Compensation Online news act

Canadian Heritage proposes Online News Act regulations, Meta’s not interested

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:59 pm EDT

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giants

Canadian Heritage announced its proposed regulations to implement the...

Canadian Heritage Facebook Google

Facebook use remains constant despite news ban

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2023 4:45 pm EDT

Meta Platforms Inc. has not experienced any notable drop in Facebook usage despite banning news content...

News Compensation Online news act

CRTC releases Online News Act plan, mandatory bargaining may begin by end of 2024

Internet and Governance | 08/24/2023 5:26 pm EDT

Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless

The CRTC announced its action plan to implement the Online News Act which...

CRTC News Compensation Online news act

Fiscal 2024 off to a strong start: Stingray

Media | 08/09/2023 4:37 pm EDT

Fiscal 2024 off to a strong start: Stingray

Stingray Group Inc. reported revenue and subscriber growth for the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year...

c-18 Quarterly Reports

Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC receives replies on the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which was known as Bill C-11 in...

Online streaming act

OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 5:38 pm EDT

OPINION: Small independents won't benefit from Online News Act

by Heather Wright, publisher of The Independent of Petrolia and Central...

News Compensation Online news act opinion

Corus adds itself to Meta boycott

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 5:03 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

Corus Entertainment Inc. is adding itself to the list of industry players who are suspending advertising on Meta Platform Inc. after the tech giant announced it will block Canadian news content on Facebook and its other platforms...

Streamers hope to illustrate emerging consensus on exemption orders

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 4:48 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

In an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level...

Broadcast Online streaming act Streaming

Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulations

Internet and Governance | 07/11/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulations

Canadian Heritage is proposing regulations under the Online News Act that...

Internet News Compensation Online news act

Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta

Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT

The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...

Advertising c-18 News Compensation

Google confirms removal of Canadian news links

Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 12:00 am EDT

Google confirms removal of Canadian news links

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has announced it will be removing Canadian news links from its websites. The...

c-18 News Compensation Online news act

Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT

TikTok's logo on an iPhone.

Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of...

Bill C-11 CRTC Online streaming act

Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...

Bill C-11 CRTC Online streaming act

Trudeau says Meta’s behaviour is unacceptable

Media | 06/13/2023 7:29 pm EDT

Blair says ‘no timeline’ on Huawei ban; Bains promises ‘more’ on prices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Meta Platforms Inc.’s move to block news content on its platform is “unacceptable” while Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez said the company is being reckless by “trying to intimidate Canadians." “Facebook is...

c-18 News Compensation

Google disincentivized from engaging with Online News Act, company says

Internet and Governance | 06/06/2023 1:56 pm EDT

Google disincentivized from engaging with Online News Act, company says

Spokespeople for Alphabet Inc.’s Google expressed further concerns they...

c-18 News Compensation

Facebook blocking threat “unacceptable”, Rodriguez states

Internet and Governance | 06/02/2023 2:17 pm EDT

Election 2019: watch for price caps, Netflix regs, Huawei ban

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is not impressed by Meta...

CRTC Internet

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...

c-18 News Compensation

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

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

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

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

c-18 CRTC Internet

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

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

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

The chair of the Senate's Transport and Communications committee Tuesday expressed annoyance that as the Senate continued its review of Bill C-18, new CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides was not on hand to answer for the regulator at the committee's meeting. "I do have to express...

c-18 CRTC

Senate begins oversight of Online News Act

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

Facebook makes Watch video service available world-wide

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

c-18 News Compensation

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

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

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

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

c-18 News Compensation

Rodriguez not worried about Biden lobbying against online bills

Internet and Governance | 03/23/2023 3:24 pm EDT

Rodriguez not worried about Biden lobbying against online bills

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is not worried that...

Cancon CRTC Internet

Google promises to restore access to news at lively committee meeting

Internet and Governance | 03/10/2023 5:11 pm EST

Google Canada

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will stop limiting consumer access to news links...

CRTC Google Internet

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

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

UPDATED: Senate passes C-11; Rodriguez expects C-11 to become law next week

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

c-18 CRTC Internet

Heritage Committee summons Google execs over news blocking

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

Google Canada

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

c-18 News Compensation

CRTC must hold public hearings for interim exemption orders in Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2022 7:02 pm EST

CRTC must hold public hearings for interim exemption orders in Online News Act

The House of Commons Heritage committee passed an amendment to the...

Cancon Internet

Consultation will be held for exemption under Bill C-18, committee votes down amendment to force negotiation with all outlets

Media | 11/25/2022 4:56 pm EST

Consultation will be held for exemption under Bill C-18, committee votes down amendment to force negotiation with all outlets

The committee studying the Online News Act...

Cancon Facebook Google

Tories slow down C-18 clause-by-clause consideration with amendments

Media | 11/22/2022 3:23 pm EST

Tories slow down C-18 clause-by-clause consideration with amendments

The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee’s clause-by-clause review of the Online News Act on Tuesday picked up where it left off last week, bogged down with a stack of...

Cancon CRTC Facebook