OTTAWA — Groups representing U.S. businesses and big tech companies are warning the CRTC that its efforts to modernize Canadian content rules could worsen trade relations with the United States.
They say the CRTC’s measures to implement the Online Streaming Act, which updated broadcasting laws to capture online platforms, could lead to retaliation from the U.S.
“Now is not the time for Canada to invite retaliation on trade issues from the incoming administration,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.
Those warnings — found in documents filed as part of a CRTC proceeding on a new definition of Canadian content — come as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose
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