Peter Menzies: Online News Act Debacle Was All Very Predictable

Peter Menzies: Online News Act Debacle Was All Very Predictable
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez speaks during a news conference on Bill C-18, the Online News Act, along with Bloc MP Martin Champoux (R), in Ottawa on July 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Peter Menzies
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Canada’s attempts to play the tough guy took some laughable turns last weekend as those leading the fight couldn’t have made it more clear that politicians need Facebook a lot more than it needs politicians.

Peter Menzies
Peter Menzies
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Peter Menzies is a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an award winning journalist, and former vice-chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
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