online news bill

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Monday, May 29, 2023, he is starting to review the mandate for CBC and its French-language service Radio-Canada, including ways the government can bolster funding to the public broadcaster so it is less reliant on advertising dollars.

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.

Some members of Parliament want to see Google in the hot seat over the tech company's move to temporarily block news access to some of its Canadian users.

Google has taken the extraordinary step of writing to every MP and senator expressing fears that the online news bill is being rushed through Parliament without proper debate or consideration.

Digital giant Meta says it has “serious concerns” about the federal government's online news bill, which would force tech companies to compensate news outlets for reusing their work on social media platforms.