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: Andrew Coyne is correct that the state has no place in the newsrooms of the nation. However, on C-18, the proposed Online News Act, which allows news publishers to negotiate collectively with Google and Facebook, he states that, in the event of an impasse, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission would decide.
He also suggests that the platforms are not benefiting from the content our journalists produce. Not only are platforms benefiting from this content, they are paying some publishers, including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Postmedia, for it. Simply put, C-18 will allow more publishers, including many small and mid-size publishers, to reach the same type of content licensing agreements that The Globe and Mail is currently enjoying, and is using to reinvest in its award-winning newsroom.
, 80 per cent support Parliament passing a law that allows smaller outlets to interact collectively with web giants.Kennedy Says Hockey Canada’s Leaders Have Lost Canadians’ Trust : The degree to which Hockey Canada’s executive and board of directors are tone deaf is staggering. They created the chaos they’re in and have not shown they have the skills to earn the country’s trust to be allowed to fix it. Canadians are clamouring for change and demanding accountability and transparency. But how?– who will guard the guards themselves? They would be wise to remind themselves they are not above reproach, to take heed of the fury of the land and do the right thing.