House Finance Committee calls on government to ‘strengthen’ Online Streaming Act as public support for streamer payments grows

The committee, where Liberal MPs hold a majority, is recommending that the government keep the policy it plans to walk back, and protect the payment structure in any future trade discussions with the United States.
Liberal MP Karina Gould is chair of the House Finance Committee, which tabled a pre-budget report recommending Canada 'strengthen the Online Streaming Act by requiring meaningful Canadian content spending obligations and exhibition requirements on streaming platforms.'

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