Canada’s legislation was modelled on Australia’s, where both Meta and Google actually remain exempt from the News Bargaining Code.
It wasn’t until Google secured a meeting with the Prime Minister’s Office that things changed abruptly — leading Rodriguez to re-engage in talks just minutes before the bill received royal assent.Article content
Bill C-18 is premised on a similar idea, but platforms will automatically be subject to the code before the exemption process begins. Companies that have commercial deals in place will apply to the CRTC asking to be exempted from mandatory negotiation. If the deals meet the criteria set out by the government , the CRTC will deem them exempt.Article content
Spokesperson Laura Scaffidi said: “Our office has had meetings with Facebook and Google this week. The conversations are continuing and we look forward to further discussions with the platforms.”
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