How to resolve an impasse on C-18 implementation

The passage of C-18 seems certain to lead to a confrontation, lengthy litigation and probable impasse between Google and Meta on one side and the federal government on the other.

One way to resolve the issue might be to borrow a page from Australia. That country enacted an Act similar to C-18, the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Act 2021, but it only applies . . .

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Konrad von Finckenstein

Konrad von Finckenstein is a Canadian public servant who has worked in the areas of trade, commercial, competition and communications law. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022.