Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Six: CBC Eligibility Harms News Competition and Its Public Interest Mandate
Michael Geist
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The inclusion of the CBC is a function of the exceptionally broad approach to the definition of “eligible news businesses” in the bill. Section 28 states: The designation of a public broadcaster as an eligible news business is subject to any other conditions specified in regulations made by the Governor in Council.
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