Pablo Rodriguez

• Corus joins growing Canadian boycott of Meta over news blocking

  Corus Entertainment is the latest Canadian media company to boycott advertising on Meta platforms, like Facebook, over the company saying it will block Canadian news links.

  Canada

  Jul 17
  
• ‘Create loopholes’: Heritage minister plans to reject Senate changes to streaming bill

  Bill C-11 aims to require big tech companies that offer online streaming services, such as YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, to contribute to Canadian content.

  Canada

  Mar 8
  
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• Google to limit some Canadians from viewing news in response to Ottawa’s Bill C-18

  The company says it is limiting access to news content online to under four per cent of its Canadian users of its products in response to the proposed Online News Act.

  Tech

  Feb 22
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• New CRTC chair named ahead of contentious bills regulating online content

  Vicky Eatrides will take the helm as the regulator finds itself in the national spotlight with two government bills that aim to give the CRTC new powers to regulate online content.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2022
• ‘Canadians don’t like being intimidated’: Ottawa slams Facebook over threats to pull news

  Meta has been accused of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its Facebook platform, after the adoption of Bill C-18 in the House of Commons.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2022
• Sask. game developer concerned industry will be affected by Bill C-11

  Kai Hutchence worries C-11, which could require streaming services to recommend Canadian content, could limit the exposure of his business if other countries follow suit.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
• Facebook warns it may block news content in Canada if ‘adverse’ bill is passed

  The Online News Act would set rules forcing platforms like Facebook and Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.

  Tech

  Oct 21, 2022
• Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez heckled at Montreal press conference

  Another incident of a federal minister being harassed happened Friday, when the Minister of Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, was interrupted during a press conference in Montreal.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2022
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• Google ‘trying to intimidate Canadians’ over online streaming bill, heritage minister says

  The online streaming bill would force streaming platforms to promote Canadian TV, movies, videos or music, and help fund Canadian content.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
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• Quebec election: Federal minister says Legault dividing Quebecers on immigration

  Rodriguez was responding to comments made by Legault at a campaign rally Sunday that non-French-speaking immigration to the province is a threat to "national cohesion."

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2022