US EditionOttawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
- The Liberal government will restore a privacy provision from the Online Streaming Act that was accidentally deleted, as stated in the federal budget released this week.
- The Heritage department noted in August that it became aware of the inadvertent oversight concerning the bill's provisions.
- The government plans to amend the legislation to restore individuals' right to privacy and remove a duplicative language provision.
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Ottawa to Restore Accidentally Deleted Privacy Provision in Streaming Bill
The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision from the Online Streaming Act that was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to add back the privacy provision. In 2023, the Online Streaming Act updated Canada’s Broadcasting Act to capture online streamers like Netflix. The Senate included an amendment stating the bill would be construed and applied in a m…
Winnipeg Free Press
Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
OTTAWA—The Liberal government announced the re-establishment of a privacy provision in the On-line Continuous Release Act, more than two years after its accidental abolition. The federal budget tabled on Tuesday indicated that the government would make a legislative amendment to "re-establish the right to personal privacy in the interpretation provisions and remove a duplication of official languages provision." In 2023, the On-Line Continuous R…
Ottawa to restore privacy provision mistakingly struck from streaming law
By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted November 5, 2025 7:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision to the Online Streaming Act, more than two years after it was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to “restore the right to privacy …
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