News publishers need legislation passed by June

After peaking at more than $4.6-billion in 2008, Canadian newspaper revenues fell to below $1.5-billion in 2020. During that period, Google and Facebook saw their combined Canadian revenue grow from a little over $1-billion to more than $8-billion. Today, Google and Facebook take more than 80 per cent of online advertising revenues.

Pablo Rodriguez, pictured Jan. 28, 2020, on the Hill, recently introduced Bill C-18, An Act Respecting Online Communications Platforms that Make News Content Available to Persons in Canada, which Jamie Irving, Paul Deegan, and Maria Saras-Voutsinas argue will level the playing field between Canada’s news publishers and digital platforms.The Hill Times photograph

Opinion

BY JAMIE IRVING, PAUL DEEGAN, AND MARIA SARAS-VOUTSINAS

April 14, 2022

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez honoured an important election promise by introducing legislation (C-18, An Act Respecting Online Communications Pl...

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