I scanned through the bill (at third reading [1]). On the face of it, it seems to be intended to "level the playing field" between powerful search engines and s

I scanned through the bill (at third reading [1]). On the face of it, it seems to be intended to "level the playing field" between powerful search engines and social media platforms and Canadian news organizations, allegedly because "there is a significant bargaining power imbalance" between the platforms and the journalists. But if you have lived in Canada for any length of time, you will know that this is a country ruled by a small number of highly profitable corporations, which are largely controlled by a few wealthy families. For instance: - Corus Entertainment is 80% controlled by the family of JR Shaw. - Rogers Communications is controlled by the family of Ted Rogers (via a trust) - Quebecor is controlled by Pierre Péladeau Indeed, only BCE (the company that owns Bell Canada) is truly a diversely controlled public corporation. So really, this bill could be considered as the government acting to protect the interests of three wealthy Canadian families. [1] https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-18/third-reading https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-18/third-r...