Heritage Minister Rejects Senate Amendment to Bill C-18 That Aimed to Prevent Facebook From Blocking Canadian News

Heritage Minister Rejects Senate Amendment to Bill C-18 That Aimed to Prevent Facebook From Blocking Canadian News
Minister Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has rejected a Senate amendment to the Online News Act, Bill C-18, that aimed to prevent Facebook from blocking news for Canadian readers on its platform in reaction to the bill.

Speaking in the House of Commons on June 19, Rodriguez accepted most of the Senate’s proposed amendments to the bill, but rejected two on the grounds that they “undermine the objectives” of the legislation.