Tag: CanCon
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610 CKTB | Loaded Dice & Blood in the Water: Ottawa’s Streaming Tax Fold Hurts US Trade Talks
Jon Liedtke opines on Ottawa’s sudden reversal on the CRTC’s 15% tax on US streaming services like Netflix. Framed as a consumer win, Liedtke calls it political panic ahead of USMCA trade talks, criticizing bureaucratic overreach, legacy media special interests, and weak negotiating posture with Washington, & he draws parallels to 1970s CRTC rules that…
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Loaded Dice & Blood in the Water: Ottawa’s Streaming Tax Fold Hurts US Trade Talks
Jon Liedtke argues the Carney cabinet’s rapid CRTC streaming levy retreat mirrors the historic 1971 CKLW collapse, demonstrating Ottawa’s recurring failure to balance cultural romanticism with harsh continental trade realities. Instead of protecting consumers, the government used a $600 million taxpayer fund to buy peace, signaling weakness to Washington before CUSMA reviews.
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CBC Windsor: Windsor law prof, politics podcaster want more clarity on Bill C-10 — including CRTC’s role
Through changes in between House of Commons readings, the bill became contentious, raising concerns about censorship from media experts, including a former head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.