[hostyle]

Its to level the playing field. Licensed national broadcasters already have to pay a fee which ends up supporting local news / content. International streamers charging money to Canadians for their attention do not currently pay this fee. It seems only fair that all broadcasters / streamers should have to pay the same fee to access the same market.

[huygens6363]

Ah. I can understand the argument the streamers should be handled like all broadcasters currently are.

Still think it's an.. awkward way to handle things, but that's up to Cadana. Ok, thank you.

[smcin]

Why shouldn't it (be treated the same as broadcasting)? Streaming is eating broadcasting alive.

Streaming surpassed cable TV for the first time in July 2022 (in the US).

(As to Canada levying a charge on them to fund local news, that's a whole other discussion.)