Greg Forrest
@gg4rest
Views are my own. Sarcasm and satire may be involved.
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18-05-2011 19:06:49
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How badly is Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez flailing in search of a response to the mess that is Bill C-18? As the bill now threatens the government’s entire media strategy, even @Twitter has included context labels on his misleading claims.
If you demand hundreds of millions for links and put the media sector at risk, you ought understand how Bill C-18 works. New Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge made key mistakes in describing the law, including claims about exemptions that are simply wrong. x.com/mgeist/status/…
.Pablo Rodriguez called blocking news links a "business decision" under Bill C-18, but didn't understand the business. Have said for months that news content highly substitutable on FB that does not change user engagement. It’s why this was never a bluff. x.com/globeandmail/s…
This is a great thread by Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱 demonstrating significant problems in Canada.