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Internet Tax proposed by CRTC would raise cost of online access for everyone in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, and 70% of Canadians have all said no to an Internet Tax that would raise monthly bills, deepen digital divide, and force vulnerable Canadians offline
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Poll: Vast majority of Canadians oppose Internet Tax, prefer funding CanCon by extending GST/HST to foreign online companies

Innovative Research Group poll finds 70% of Canadians are opposed to an Internet Tax to fund Canadian Content, including 63% of Liberal Party supporters.
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Minister Morneau: Let’s talk about this #InternetTax

OpenMedia is asking Finance Minister Bill Morneau for a meeting to discuss proposals for a tax on Internet providers in Canada.
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Sales tax for foreign online services is a better alternative to an Internet Tax or Netflix Tax

Liberal government still considering a damaging new Internet Tax that would raise monthly bills and keep Canadians offline.
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Why won’t Minister Joly and Minister Bains take the Internet Tax off the table?

Cynthia Khoo briefly reports back from a recent conference where federal Ministers Mélanie Joly and Navdeep Bains responded to rumours about the “Internet Tax” — an ill-advised idea that has taken the digital rights world by storm.
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We met with Mélanie Joly’s top advisors about the ISP tax. Here’s what went down.

Your OpenMedia team met with Canadian Heritage Minister Joly’s top advisors to urge them not to impose an arbitrary new tax on all Canadian Internet users.

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