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Ricard Gil, Associate Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario

Why Ottawa’s efforts to get Google and Facebook to pay for news content misses the mark

Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is trying to get the dominant digital platforms to negotiate mutually-acceptable agreements with Canada’s online news outlets. (Shutterstock)

We have seen drastic changes in the media industry over the last two decades. Between 2008 and 2021, more than 450 news outlets closed across Canada and at least one-third of journalism jobs disappeared.

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