‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining chip’ in his negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

October 15, 2025

The heritage minister is defending the Online Streaming Act amid an ongoing court challenge by international streaming companies and his government's apparent openness to either repeal or replace other measures intended to protect Canada’s film and television industry as i...

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