The CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) is fighting what many consider losing battle against Netflix. Barrie McKenna for the Globe and Mail explains that the head of the CRTC Jean-Pierre Blais wants to regulate the streaming service unless Netflix releases a large amount of data about their Canadian market. Netflix refused this request, and with support from the Canadian government it seems unlikely that Blais will be able to back up this threat. In my opinion it is ridiculous that Blais would want to attack Netflix. It doesn’t make sense for Canada to come after large companies such as Netflix, because they could easily leave the country. Last time Canada tried to contain American media in 1998 it backfired greatly and America quickly put tariffs on hundreds of millions worth of Canadian exports. This is most likely why the Canadian government is not supporting Blais in this case. As of now it seems as if the CRTC will most likely lose this battle, and will hopefully stop trying to fight companies such as Netflix.
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