Trudeau Calls Meta’s Opposition to Bill C-18 ‘Dangerous to Democracy’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the Liberal party convention in Ottawa on May 5, 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Meta’s opposition to Bill C-18 “dangerous” to Canada’s democracy and economy during a press conference on May 9.

Trudeau characterized the company’s reasoning for its opposition as journalism having “social value, but not really an economic value.”