At noon, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the NDP’s Peter Julian, and the Bloc Québécois’ Martin Champoux are set to hold a news conference “to discuss the Online News Act and the ongoing work to implement it.”
OTTAWA—Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and two of his opposition critics will mount a show of strength Wednesdaythat have promised to block access to Canadian news in retaliation for the Liberals’ controversial online news law.
, which was passed last month. The law would compel web giants like Google and Facebook’s Meta to strike deals with Canadian news outlets for the sharing, posting, and previewing of their news content. Both companies have long opposed the law, arguing that their platforms generate significant traffic and revenue for news publishers. The federal Conservatives also oppose the law, framing it as an act of censorship that will only further imperil Canada’s embattled news industry.
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