Bill that will force Meta, Google to pay for news closer to becoming law
A bill aimed at getting tech giants such as Meta and Google to pay publishers for news that appears on their platforms is one step closer to becoming law.
Donna Dasko
Google Canada insists Bill C-18 would create unreasonable financial liability
Google Canada has told senators that it would be reasonable to reconsider whether it shares links to news sites if the government's online news bill becomes law, but it is not promising to block them.
B.C. tanker-ban, environment assessment bills scale final hurdle in Senate
A pair of controversial environmental bills scaled their final hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, June 20, 2019, over the objections of critics who warn the two pieces of legislation will kneecap Canada's oil industry and fuel separatist sentiment in Alberta.