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minus-squareassaultpotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·27 days ago15% and its not a tax, it’s a Canadian content mandate like for cable and radio programming. 15% of their content (by cost to them) must be Canadian per CRTC. Its not a tax.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·27 days ago it’s a Canadian content mandate Not quite. It is a mandate to produce (or fund the production of) a percentage of their content that is served to the Canadian market in Canada. Which, as you said, is also something that all Canadian broadcasters have been required to do for half a century or longer.
minus-squareReannlegge@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoFair then there should be a tax on top of the if not made in Canada content.
15% and its not a tax, it’s a Canadian content mandate like for cable and radio programming. 15% of their content (by cost to them) must be Canadian per CRTC.
Its not a tax.
Not quite.
It is a mandate to produce (or fund the production of) a percentage of their content that is served to the Canadian market in Canada.
Which, as you said, is also something that all Canadian broadcasters have been required to do for half a century or longer.
Fair then there should be a tax on top of the if not made in Canada content.