David Menzies: Regulating U.S. streaming services is not a hill Canada should die on
On Friday’s Rebel Roundtable livestream, David Menzies and Drea Humphrey were joined by Tamara Lich to discuss the impact these regulatory changes could have on deepening the Canada–U.S. trade rift.
The CRTC has changed its revenue rules for streaming services, requiring greater investment in Canadian content and potentially creating significant consequences for the largely U.S.-based companies affected by the regulations.
On Friday’s Rebel Roundtable livestream, David Menzies and Drea Humphrey were joined by Tamara Lich to discuss the impact these regulatory changes could have on deepening the Canada–U.S. trade rift.
“I think Mark Carney is deliberately trying to provoke the United States,” said Tamara. “I think we’re also talking about a government that is running out of money, and they’re just going to try and grab onto it wherever they can… And if we’re going to have more Canadian content, what does that mean? More CBC programming?”
“And this is a direct attack on the revenue of these streamers,” added David. “I don’t think it’s going to sit well… Another stupid [hill] to die on, and it’s all about surveillance.”
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2026-05-24 21:18:21 -0400Controlling what Canadians listen to or watch has been a fundamental doctrine of the Liberals since the early days of PET. Remember Cancon?
And then there was PET’s ban on direct-to-home satellite TV receivers. His “justification” was that he didn’t want Canadians to be “overwhelmed” by American culture. (He was a few decades too late to do anything about that.)
People wanted those receivers. I recall when a B. C. provincial cabinet minister set up on on the grounds of the Legislature. As I recall, the police eventually showed up and took the apparatus away because it was regarded as illegal.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that prohibition was imposed because the DTH dishes circumvented Telesat Canada, a Crown corporation which was established to control satellite signal traffic. However, that ban was repealed a few months after Mulroney took office.
