Whether a "Netflix tax" or an ISP tax, the unstated assumptions are the same: we absolutely must have government directing the creation of official Canadian content; Canadian taxpayers must be forced to pay for it
(This column originally appeared in the Financial Post on December 8th, 2016)
This past June, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly announced a sweeping review of the federal government's Canadian content policies. "Everything is on the table" declared Joly--except the possibility of a so-called "Netflix tax" on the popular streaming service which would likely hit consumers squarely in the pocketbook. Unfortunately for Canadian consumers, it's not the only new tax being contemplated by the Trudeau government.
