By staff of The Canadian Press
Posted on June 21, 2022 at 5:53 pm
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The Liberal government’s online broadcasting bill, which has been the subject of heated debate among members of parliament, is now in the Senate.
Bill C-11 passed the third reading in the House of Commons with a vote of 208 to 117, and the Conservatives opposed the bill.
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The bill would update the Broadcasting Act and incorporate streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime into the regulatory regime.
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It would also apply to platforms such as YouTube and Spotify and make them promote Canadian music artists by law.
Critics of the bill say that, as it stands, it could also be applied to amateur videos and user-generated content posted on YouTube.
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The government has faced protests from Conservative MPs and the Green Party after interrupting the debate and discussion of amendments to the Heritage Committee to pass the bill in the House of Commons before the summer holidays .
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