In an open letter to the Prime Minister Mark Carney and Culture Minister Marc Miller, 50 Canadian film and television associations asked the government to make sure streaming giants like Netflix and Disney make “meaningful, predictable and enforceable contributions to Canadian programming.” (The Logic)

Talking point: In June, Miller kiboshed new rules that would have required streaming services to put 15 per cent of their Canadian revenue toward Canadian content, citing concern that costs might get passed on to customers. He has yet to issue the broadcast regulator new guidance on what the government wants to see instead. The Motion Picture Association, which represents major streaming companies like Amazon and Netflix, and the U.S. envoy to Canada condemned the 15 per cent requirement, claiming it discriminated against American firms. In the letter, screen industry groups, including the Canadian Media Producers Association, said that the requirement is fair, proportionate and should be maintained. 

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