CBC: Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University in Ottawa and a critic of the bill, agrees with the sentiment.
“This notion that somehow we’ve got these large U.S. companies that don’t contribute has just never been factual. The reality is these companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on film and television production in Canada,” Geist said.
However, that spending may not fit the definition of Canadian content. Failing to meet the criteria bars these streamers from accessing the pools of funds they’re paying into via the Online Streaming Act — money that is currently being held due to court challenges by streamers…