Guilbeault clutched notes as he went before cameras to say a report submitted last week to the government did not recommend Ottawa regulate news media content. The Conservatives have long opposed any “Netflix tax” as former prime minister Stephen Harper used to call it, but in their 2019 platform the Conservatives backed unspecified measures to tax web giants. Sign Up NowRequire media “content curators” like Netflix to contribute to Canadian contentThe Liberals have long said Netflix and others should boost their production of Canadian content, but backed away from mandating it. Besides, Geist noted in an online blog, Netflix is already doing much to distribute good Canadian content to a global audience. He says Canadian content is already not hard to find on streaming services.

Source: thestar February 03, 2020 18:58 UTC