The free ride is over for Netflix, isn’t it?

The CRTC must take seriously Parliament’s mandate to make the streamers an equal partner with domestic broadcasters in producing and promoting Canadian storytelling.

To date, the American streamers’ exposure of Canadian shows to Canadian audiences has been poor, writes Marla Boltman. Unsplash photograph by Shutter Speed

Opinion

BY MARLA BOLTMAN

October 30, 2024

Back in September 2017, when the idea of an Online Streaming Act was off the Liberal table, then-heritage minister Mélanie Joly signed a confidential agreement with Netflix for $500-million of streaming production to be shot in Canada.

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