Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.

Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALEX FREEDMAN

May 1, 2023

The passage of Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, is a major step forward for Canadian broadcasters. It represents the first amendments to the Broadcasting Act in a generation. To put this into context, when the Act was last amended in 1991, web-b...

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