‘There’s never been a case like this,’ lawyer says as Competition Bureau reviews Meta’s news block in Canada
If the bureau finds that Meta has violated the Competition Act, the firm could be fined up to $10-million, or three times the value of the benefit obtained from the anti-competitive conduct.
A ‘neutron bomb’ to the industry: newsrooms begin feeling impact of Meta ban, call for Competition Bureau inquiry and end to C-18 standoff
The lost engagement with its audience due to Meta’s ban ‘is a blow in ways other than just pure numbers,’ says The Tyee‘s David Beers.
‘She’s coming into a hot seat’: St-Onge takes on Heritage file with neither government nor big tech ‘prepared to stand down or blink’
Pascale St-Onge is taking on an already hot file, meanwhile, ‘waiting in the wings’ is one of the most controversial pieces of internet regulation legislation, says Michael Geist.
Denise Bombardier was complex, controversial, and cantankerous
Bombardier had no real equivalent in the rest of Canada, or even in North America.
Canadian actors pushing for better promotion of Canadian content on foreign streamers under Broadcast Act modernization consultations
Public consultations regarding proposed policy directions for the Online Streaming Act closed on July 25.
Heritage Canada shuts down its library, begins months-long work identifying titles to transfer to Library and Archives Canada
The department says this closure will allow it to re-allocate resources to meet growing demand for digital information management services, but librarians and researchers worry that pandemic shutdowns were a first step towards further closures.
Hockey Canada’s new CEO pick is proof of efforts to right its ship
Hockey Canada still has work to do, and new challenges will of course emerge. But they have made a brilliant move by appointing Kathy Henderson as chief executive officer.
David meets Goliath in the internet battle for Canadians’ hearts and minds
If there is a chance to support local media outlets over international internet giants, all politics is local.
Meta ‘not talking’ to Ottawa amid Online News Act dispute, says Heritage Minister Rodriguez
Meta and Google announced plans to end news links in Canada before the Online News Act comes into force.
It was hard for Anglo-Quebecers to celebrate Fête nationale this year
The English-speaking community has built bridges with francophone Quebecers for generations, but are being given the cold shoulder by Ottawa and Quebec City.
