Bill C-18: a blow to Canadian small businesses and organizations

Meta's decision to block news content from its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, has created a huge barrier for disseminating information.

Canada’s Bill C-18, now led by federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, has had unintended, but detrimental effects on both the public relations profession and their clients and the real losers are small businesses, the arts, non-profits, and the communities they support, writes Theodora Jean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY THEODORA JEAN

October 23, 2023

In an age where information travels at the speed of light, the Canadian public relations profession and the organizations they serve are facing a formidable challenge in the form of Bill C-18, the Online News Act. While the intention behind this legislation is noble—to pro...

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