So the federal government believes it is not only necessary but worthwhile to regulate the internet? They used to claim such authority due to the supposedly “limited” nature of the airwaves, but when it comes to an information firehose piped into your computer or smartphone from all over the world, that argument is more than a little harebrained.
Streaming platforms will have to promote Canadian and Indigenous films and television shows not only in Canada but around the world under the new federal online streaming law…
Nonetheless they’re pressing ahead, even if they don’t really understand what it is they are supposed to regulate.
The regulator also says it intends to explore what constitutes a “social media service,” to help it develop a clear understanding of which “online undertakings” fall within its jurisdiction under the new law.
“We got the power.
Don’t know what we are doing,nor do we care.
We got the power.
Obey .
We shall rule and regulate you.
Hark back to those two minions that Ezra Levant filmed,as they “Interviewed him” over writing a book critical of the “Natural Ruling Party” before an election..
This is our “Professional Civil Service”.
And now the CRTC is blessed with the authority to tell us what “Truth” shall be.
People who will never acknowledge their existence as parasites upon the productive,their own essential uselessness,shall inform us what is true and what is “Canadian Content”..
Why do I see an idiot with an axe,chopping through the hull planks of their only boat?
May the water be deep.
And cold.
I am having trouble understanding why a post-national entity that no longer identifies as Canada needs an agency to oversee Canadian content in all things. It would seem to be a case of cognitive dissonance…
Yes, I am kidding. I know what they want – total and utter control of all thoughts, and negation of any thought that does not meet the requirements of the Canadian Stasi (Liberal/NDP Coalition).
Will there be an ignore feature? I’m off anything Canadian. Not even going to accept there might be something good. A little smidge of poop in your ice cream is all it takes to not want any ice cream. In this case our dear conservatives will be hunting for a bit of ice cream in their poop, just trying to be reasonable and all that love of Canada stuff.
Telus and Rogers/Shaw will love this, less competition, more gouging the supine customers, more aboriginal culcher (if it even exists). canaduh is broken, the libranos broke it..
If you think you are being gouged by a company, buy shares in it.
Pretty sure most of the TSX is gouging their shareholders and most of their employees too. Over a decade in banks and insurance I’ve it is a money pit second only to the state. No doubt telcos are similar. C suites stacked with libtards and Liberals too.
This vid featuring Malcom Kyeyune explains much of this aka Canadian Content as a make-work project for Canada’s marginally-talented “arts” community (and another vocal Liberal Party of Canada constituency which they have created and fostered, and who are completely dependent on government subvention and state-mandated transfers from the productive class). If logic were to govern all this, then Pablo Rodriguez (a total buffoon) and/or the LPC would be getting kickbacks from Nord VPN because that’s whose end-business they are effectively promoting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJdFjVsvnyU
Oh, and the Globe and Mail is STILL publishing? Who knew? And for how much longer?
Oh well, will they be worse than NETFLIX? Netflix desperately needs a warning: “Gay people making out”, in addition to foul language and violence. Every one of their films has an alphabet person. They do not care that 80% of people have a visceral revulsion reaction to watching this crap.
The result of this will be fewer – if any – streaming services available in Canada.
Certainly no Canadian content.
That’s not at all true, they will continue to provide content subsidized by the taxpayer (see any marvel “film”, they claim the Ontario, Quebec, BC, and Canadian Tax Credits in the credits of the “movie”)
It doesn’t mean anyone actually wants to watch it.
“Streaming platforms will have to promote Canadian and Indigenous films…” Notice the inverted apartheid kicking in. Not only has the state racialized all access to Crown land and resource development but now culture, racial culture promotion at gun point. That will end well, not. The Spawn-Fuhrer is not wasting his hegemonic NDP alliance. He’s making things happen, something conservatives can only observe with envy as when in power, they waste most of their entire term feigning progressivism while keeping the seats warm for the LPC who are always resting up for the next wave of totalitarian advance.
Canadian AND Indigenous? So Indigens are NOT Canadians? Is this formal recognition by the Treasonous Trudeau Liberals.
“promote Canadian and Indigenous films…”
And what about Quebec?
Bring back the Plouffe Family
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The cable mafia are going to love the new rules, who’d want to do business in Canada if they are forced to stream crappy Canadian propaganda programs?
The main result will be highlighting how awful and untalented government approved artists are which will ultimately chase people away from Canadian content in general.
Axe the CRTC.
Make Canada Grate Again.
Did anyone notice that once the Government of Biden and Trudeau started seeing pushback against their censorship plans; that a new threat emerged? Artificial intelligence.
We have even seen examples of AI generated videos.
So, to protect us from this “mis-information” danger…..Trudeau pushed ahead with C-11.
That’s how authoritarianism starts. Make people afraid. Then tell them you will “keep them safe” and then exert your will and punish anyone who opposes. Step by step…..complete control. And complete oppression.