Tag: Streaming Levy

  • Loaded Dice & Blood in the Water: Ottawa’s Streaming Tax Fold Hurts US Trade Talks

    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.