Canadian government tells regulator to back off on charging streamers like Netflix more The Canadian government has instructed its broadcast regulator to reverse a decision that would have tripled financial contributions from U.S. streaming services. These increased contributions were intended to support Canadian content. The culture minister announced the government’s intervention on Wednesday.

• The Canadian government has directed its television and communications regulator to retract a recent decision.
• The decision involved tripling financial contributions from U.S. streaming services for Canadian content.
• The country’s culture minister announced the government’s intervention on Wednesday.