More federal money is coming for Canadian cultural productions and exporting them abroad, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly says. It's all part of Joly's revamped cultural policy, outlining what she thinks Canadian content and cultural industries should look like in the digital world. The reboot includes:A federal boost to the Canada Media Fund as of 2018, countering the drop in money from the private sector. No Netflix taxWith all the talk about Netflix, Joly reiterated that the Liberals would not impose a Netflix tax. Liberals say no to so-called 'Netflix tax'0:43But there has been a bump in how much a Canadian Netflix subscription costs — something Netflix said is not related to the new $500-million investment.
Source: CBC News September 28, 2017 15:56 UTC