Unifor Media Action Plan

Court reporting seminar hears support for social media levy to help fund public service journalism

Former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has talked to Facebook and Google about paying into the local democracy reporters scheme funded by the BBC, he said today. Speaking at the Society of Editors’ Crisis in our Courts seminar at the Telegraph …

Is celeb gossip ‘local news’? Ottawa seems to think so

Toronto Star 30 Nov 2017 BOB COX OPINION Bob Cox is chair of the board of News Media Canada. Hockey news, fashion tips, TV and movie listings, retirement strategies, updates on Céline Dion — all of this information now constitutes …

Bell Cuts 50 Jobs

CTV, CRTC exacerbated conditions that led to cuts, Unifor media director said Two sportscasters among layoffs that might eliminate Toronto’s local sports coverage on CTV, Longtime sportscasters Lance Brown and Joe Tilley are among the casualties of Bell Media’s latest …

Print media: Open letter urges federal government to help

A campaign launched in Quebec is urging the government to help news organizations, which are struggling to survive disruption MONTREAL — Saying it’s a matter of upholding democracy, an open letter published in several Quebec newspapers Monday urged the federal …

Quebec will tax services of Netflix, other foreign online firms: finance minister

With or without Ottawa’s accord, the province plans to tax the popular Netflix streaming media service, says Finance Minister Carlos Leitão. Published on: November 8, 2017 | Last Updated: November 8, 2017 9:11 PM EST QUEBEC — With or without …

Why digital companies should pay fair share of tax

Canada has become an “outlier” because it will not regulate all businesses that operate in its borders, nor assure that multinational online corporations pay their fair share toward Canada’s culture and its public services. John Anderson When the new Liberal …

Rick’s Rant – Netflix and Taxes

Canada needs to follow Quebec lead on taxing Netflix

The federal government’s stubbornness not to make Canadians pay the GST on their Netflix subscription is hindering any progress on the much greater problem of GST collection by foreign digital service companies. Rosalie Wyonch Recently, there has been much ado …

Emergency bylaw passed against Toronto studio sale in bid to save ‘Hollywood North’

CBC.CA News Oct 5 2017, 6:16am ET Section: Toronto Byline: CBC News Toronto city council passed an emergency bylaw on Wednesday that prevents the sale of a longtime film studio to businesses not involved in the film industry for up to a year. The decision, …

Quebec artist union says Netflix deal hard to defend; wants Ottawa to ensure funding

MONTREAL – Canada’s French-language artist union says Heritage Minister Melanie Joly’s funding deal with Netflix is becoming increasingly difficult to defend. Union president Sophie Pregent said today after a meeting with the minister that Joly underestimated the anger her government’s …

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