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Coalition again demands federal government tax Netflix

MONTREAL – “The Coalition for Culture and Media considers it inconceivable that the Trudeau government – who has been repeating for months that it will not tax Netflix – continues to ignore the amount in lost revenue by not taxing electronic trade,” begins a Tuesday evening press release denouncing the federal government’s position.The Coalition, which is comprised of nearly 50 cultural associations, unions and other groups, said it was surprised to learn in La Presse that the government “is still not in possession of the financial data calculating the revenue lost annually by its decision not to tax products like Netflix...