Trudeau Says Meta’s Blocking of Canadian News During Wildfires ‘Inconceivable’

Trudeau Says Meta’s Blocking of Canadian News During Wildfires ‘Inconceivable’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
|Updated:
0:00

As wildfires rage across British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was “inconceivable” that Meta has continued to block news in Canada in response to the federal government’s Online News Act.

Mr. Trudeau made the comments during a press conference in Cornwall, P.E.I., on Aug. 21, ahead of the Liberal cabinet’s retreat.