Press Digest: Canada - May 25
25/05/2022 12:17
May 25 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
** Some Ontario provincial political party leaders in Canada
are promising to revisit cannabis policy if elected and some
industry leaders are on board, but others in the sector say key
issues have been ignored entirely by party platforms. https://tgam.ca/3yXKPiU
** Toronto Ontario-based Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc's
EGLX.TO largest shareholder has launched an unusually personal
proxy fight to replace the company's chief executive officer and
a majority of its board of directors. https://tgam.ca/3sVKjhy
** Streaming services enjoyed a big boost during the first
years of the pandemic, with Canadians spending more time at
home, but consumers may now be headed for a case of subscription
fatigue. https://tgam.ca/3wIz25o
NATIONAL POST
** Canada's Liberal government's Online Streaming Act aims
to increase visibility of Canadian content on digital platforms,
but the legislation could backfire and harm Canadian creators
instead, MPs heard Tuesday. https://bit.ly/38Tnswe
** The Canadian province of Quebec on Tuesday passed a law
to promote use of the French language, in the face of vocal
opposition from minority English-speakers, certain health-sector
advocates and indigenous peoples. https://bit.ly/3lIvMBP
** Canada's Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre wrote to Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland to ask
that the federal government give a temporary "tax break" at the
pumps by cutting the gas tax, carbon tax and GST from gas from
June 1 to August 31. https://bit.ly/3MN0sxQ
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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