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Pierre Poilievre accuses Liberals of censoring debate on Bill C-11
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pauses as he is asked by Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota, not shown, to refrain from using the book he was holding as a prop, as he rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Proposed law could require internet providers to disclose more accurate average speeds
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen addresses Parliament in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Spencer Colby / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SPENCER COLBY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Google says it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Groups oppose Manitoba’s proposed drug consumption site bill, call for changes
Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, pauses during a news conference in Vancouver, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Bennett says she is concerned some may misunderstand the role harm reduction plays in reducing overdose deaths following the proposal of legislation from Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives that would require supervised drug consumption sites apply for licensing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Can Bill C-11 save my son from sounding like Peppa Pig and Bluey?
Kelly Nestruck
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Meta to end Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram if Bill C-18 becomes law
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
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Poilievre pledges to repeal online streaming bill, says it gives power to ‘woke’ agency
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Bill C-11 approaches finish line as Conservative MPs express anger over rejection of key amendment
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Online Streaming Act back in House, minister intends to reject some Senate amendments
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Google gives MPs internal documents about search-blocking tests over Bill C-18
Google Canada's Sabrina Geremia, Vice President and Country Manager, appears via videoconference as a witness at a Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The committee is looking into the activities of Google in reaction to Bill C-18. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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MPs summon Google bosses, demand internal documents, texts over blocking search for news
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is sworn in as he testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 11, 2018. - Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will be grilled by US lawmakers over allegations of "political bias" by the internet giant, concerns over data security and its domination of internet search. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
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What is Bill C-18, and how could it affect how Canadians use the internet?
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Some members of Parliament want to see Google in the hot seat over the tech company's move to temporary block news access to some of their Canadian users. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Politics Briefing: Google CEO asked to testify before parliamentary committee
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Some members of Parliament want to see Google in the hot seat over the tech company's move to temporary block news access to some of their Canadian users. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Senators question disability benefit legislation unanimously approved by MPs
Carla Qualtrough, minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion, speaks during the second reading of the Canada Disability Benefit Act in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Google tests blocking of news sites in response to Canada’s online news bill
The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Google says it is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in response to the Liberal government's controversial online news bill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michel Euler
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Quebec National Assembly passes unanimous motion criticizing Bill C-11, demands 11th-hour change
Sami Smidi demonstrates an internet capable "smart" television Wednesday, January 12, 2011 in Montreal. With smart TV sets, consumers can access movie services like Netflix, games, news and weather feeds, Facebook and Twitter or just do a search for information, all with their remotes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Margaret Atwood on Bill C-11 and why bureaucrats shouldn’t tell authors what to write
Author Margaret Atwood is coming to give a reading at the 22nd Berlin International Literature Festival. Monika Skolimowska/dpa (that is the correct photo agency)
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Film industry calls on minister to reject key Senate amendments, as Bill C-11 clears Red Chamber
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Bill C-11, in the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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British TV platform, BritBox, should not have to promote Canadian programs, say senators
Director Alexandra La Roche, from left, Crystal Balint, Chanelle Peloso, Julie Graham, Rachael Stirling, Jennifer Spence, showrunner Michael Maclennan and executive producer Jake Lushington participate in "The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco" panel during the BritBox Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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U.S. escalates trade concerns over Canada’s online news and streaming bills
U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrive for a joint news conference at the conclusion of the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City, Mexico, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Trudeau government’s online streaming bill could discriminate against American firms, U.S. Embassy says
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
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Here are the bills, big and small, that politicians will be looking at next year
People take photos as the Peace Tower and Centre Block of Parliament Hill are lit with projections for Lights Across Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Both the House of Commons and Senate have begun a lengthy winter break, but more than a hundred bills are still on the table and ready to be picked up when lawmakers return to Ottawa in late January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Bill C-11′s bid to boost Cancon draws francophone fans
Montreal, Сanada - January 3, 2016: Human hand holding The 4th generation Apple TV new Siri remote browsing the channel selections. The Apple TV is produced by Apple Inc.
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Senators vote to make platforms verify age of viewers to stop kids and teens accessing porn online
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on December, 19, 2012. Alberta's Internet Child Exploitation unit has arrested 18 people across Alberta for child pornography and other online offences. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Trade minister admits that online news bill raises trade issues with U.S.
Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development holds a joint press conference with European Executive Vice-President and Commissioner of Trade Valdis Dombrovskis in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Heritage Minister justifies controversial clause in online-streaming bill that YouTubers want changed
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Bill C-11, in the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Online Streaming Act won’t cover user-generated content, heritage minister says
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez responds to a question from the opposition during Question Period, Monday, November 21, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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CRTC chair backtracks on comments about making platforms manipulate their algorithms
CRTC Chair Ian Scott waits to appear before the Heritage Committee on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The chair of Canada's broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on platforms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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TikTok stars say they may head to U.S. or spoof an American location to avoid form filling over ‘Canadian content’ rules
TikToker Oorbee Roy poses for a portrait in the bowl at Ashbridges Bay skatepark in Toronto, on Monday, November 7, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Bill C-11 could help Canadian content become a better reflection of the country
Jesse Wente
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What defines a Canadian film? Makeup, special effects and set design crew should count, Parliament told
Jusqu'au Declin - Photo Credit: Netflix / Bertrand Calmeau The Declinein In the picture, it is Guillaume Laurin and Marie-Évelyne Lessard
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Tech giant ups stakes on Bill C-11, warns YouTubers it could harm their livelihoods
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Youtube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Movie studios warn Bill C-11 could skew platforms’ film and TV menus
FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is pictured on a television in this illustration photograph taken in Encinitas, California, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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TikTok warns people posting videos will be ‘collateral damage’ of Bill C-11
A display for short-form social media video hosting service TikTok is seen at the Collision conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Bill C-11: Streaming bill could mean Justin Bieber hits don’t count as ‘Canadian’ on Spotify
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) Justin Beiber attends the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)