Industry coalition urges bill C-11 changes for equal Canadian and foreign obligations

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – As the Senate gears up for a third reading of Bill C-11 tomorrow, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural (CDCE) is calling for last-minute changes to the Online Streaming Act to ensure an equal playing field between foreign and Canadian streamers. The coalition is specifically referencing an amendment that was rejected by a Senate committee that would have required an equal contribution in terms of labour from the foreign streaming giants to Canadian productions. The current iteration requires a lesser level of Canadian creative and other human resources from the foreigners, which was a major...