Meta would be happy to bring news content back to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, as long as Ottawa exempts them from requirements to compensate news organizations, Rachel Curran, the company’s Canadian head of public policy, told a parliamentary committee—if the government reconsiders the legislation, which Meta says misrepresents the company’s commercial relationship with publishers. (The Logic)

Talking point: Meta blocked news content in 2023 after the Liberal government under Justin Trudeau passed the Online News Act, which requires platforms to share revenue with media outlets for the use of their content. Curran didn’t say what makes her think the new Liberal government is open to a different approach. Prime Minister Mark Carney mused about the possibility of substituting or rescinding the legislation at a press conference in August when he said the government would look for “all avenues” to quickly circulate local news as widely and as quickly as possible. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s press secretary Hermine Landry said meetings with stakeholders are private, but the government is not currently contemplating changes to the Online News Act.

Editor’s note: This briefing has been updated to provide more detail on Meta’s position.