Cultural groups worry about pressure from U.S. big tech ahead of CUSMA review

'We were told that culture would not be a bargaining chip in the discussions regarding CUSMA,' says Marie-Julie Desrochers of the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expression, but 'it appears that it has become one.'
The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions says it left a recent meeting with Culture Minister Marc Miller 'with a lot of uncertainty' after discussing the trilateral trade pact review and the future of the Online Streaming Act.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY MARIA COLLINS
July 2, 2026

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