Brickbat: Canadian Initiative

A report by Canada's Heritage Ministry has recommended that all companies delivering "audio, audiovisual, and alphanumeric news content" to Canadians be licensed and regulated by the government. That would include not only companies directly involved in reporting news but firms such as Google and Facebook as well. A report for the ministry also suggested a "Netflix tax" on streaming companies that would be used to subsidize the creation of Canadian content.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

The true north, strong and free.

[loveconstitution1789]

This is what it's all aboot.

10 times ‘South Park’ hilariously made fun of Canada

[Adans smith]

I wonder 'what would Rufus do'?

[Rufus The Monocled]

Go read the bio of the degenerate who is Heritage minister.

[Mockamodo]

Well remember, Canada is a nation that thinks the "right" to freedom of speech means you can say anything the government allows you to say.

[Earth Skeptic]

After they crush your freedom will they apologize?

[Longtobefree]

No, they will demand a "thank you".

[loveconstitution1789]

Don't worry, you will be able to view freedom through the eyes of Canadian bureaucrats on CBC.

[creech]

How many Canadians died in WWII just to stop You Know Who from imposing these kinds of Nazi restrictions on the free press?

[Á àß äẞç ãþÇđ âÞ¢Đæ ǎB€Ðëf ảhf]

Voldemort? None.

[Rufus The Monocled]

This is old news. As far as I know it hasn't been implemented yet. It was suggested by a bunch of asshole panel of experts but it got some push back.

I hope it continues and gets harder.

But it does point directly on how this government thinks.

This is a party that allowed ideological stupidity to get in the way of dealing with the pandemic and have looked like a sad bunch of incompetent weaklings.

This is the progressive left for you.

[darkflame]

Dammit Rufus, this is why we can't have nice things.

[Brandybuck]

I have nice things. But you can't have them!