Senators Amend Online Streaming Bill to Prohibit CBC from Publishing Sponsored Content

People walk into the CBC building in Toronto on April 4, 2012. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

A Senate committee has amended Bill C-11, an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act, to prohibit the CBC from broadcasting or publishing sponsored content.

Senators on the transport and communications committee, which is currently conducting a review of the legislation, voted in favour of the amendment on Dec. 8.