06-10-2022 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca

Heritage minister, Google clash over online streaming bill

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he doesn’t appreciate Google “trying to intimidate Canadians” after the company pushed back on a proposed online streaming bill.
Google published a blog post on Wednesday advocating against Bill C-11, saying it has the potential to “disadvantage the Canadian creators.”
When asked about that criticism, Rodriguez says the proposed law simply asks streamers — including YouTube, which is owned by Google’s
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