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Concern raised by a northwest territories member of the legislative assembly (MLA) that since the merger of First Air and Canadian North, passengers, including those travelling south for medical appointments, are being bumped off flights from Inuvik to Yellowknife.
Various stakeholders have called for the levelling of the playing field where foreign-based digital service providers that operate in Canada would need to contribute to the broadcasting system in an appropriate, equitable manner. The Government committed to establishing a 3 percent tax on the revenues of large foreign digital companies operating in Canada. Stakeholders have also called for the Government to apply its sales tax rules to foreign-based digital service providers that operate in Canada. At the establishment of their Canadian production house, Netflix committed to invest at least $500 million CAD over the next five years in original productions in Canada.
The Snowflake Kingdom at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau is co-produced (50/50) by the City of Gatineau and Canadian Heritage. In 2019, the City of Gatineau commissioned an external study (Raymond Chabot Grant Thorton) to evaluate the relevance of reviewing its business model. The firm's report confirms that there is no gain in efficiency and suggests continuing with the model in place. It also recommended that the Ville de Gatineau take a larger role in the partnership with Canadian Heritage.
- What is Canada doing to face an increasingly adversarial Russia in the Arctic?
- Did the government know the war in Afghanistan was unwinnable?