‘Real impact for publishers’: Meta and Google’s responses to Bill C-18 add to turmoil in Canadian media

'Canada needs to have a strong, free and independent press,' says Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, adding, 'it’s fundamental to our democracy.'

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says 'big tech would rather spend money to change their platforms to block Canadians from accessing good quality and local news instead of paying their fair share to news organizations.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 3, 2023

In the midst of a tumultuous month of layoffs and major legislation affecting Canadian media, digital giants Facebook and Google have both announced that they will be ending news availability for Canadian users following the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act.

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