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It's Baaaack! Feds Hope To Revive The So-Called "Neflix" Tax
It was there and then it wasn't - but it may be coming back. "It" is the idea of forcing U.S. streaming services like Neflix and Disney+ to pay for the creation of Canadian content. It was in the works before it was cancelled as part of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada and some court challenges.
But while the government has been providing the funding to make up for what never happened, the Liberals insist it will be coming back eventually. And the American companies will be forced to pay as the price for being allowed to sell their services in this country.
Culture minister insists Canada will eventually force streaming giants to pay fair share for CanCon
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Good. If the streamers are doing business here they should contribute to the culture as well. Most of them do and it does not need to be a burden for any of them. Any cancon they produce is already made with international sales in mind.
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The majority of Canadian programming produced is of little interest to me. So the Netflix of the world will raise their rates to recoup the money they have spent on Canadian programming that I will never watch.
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“We need to take that next step to make sure that the large streamers that are here — that sometimes do very important work in terms of supporting Canadian content — are actually contributing to our ecosystem, because they’re getting money from streamers,” Miller said.
Ah, clear as mud.
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“We need to take that next step to make sure that the large streamers that are here — that sometimes do very important work in terms of supporting Canadian content — are actually contributing to our ecosystem, because they’re getting money from streamers,” Miller said.
Ah, clear as mud.
Yes, and it keeps getting muddier.
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