The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that a law requiring U.S. streaming giants to inject millions into Canada's creative sector risks becoming a target in Washington amid President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on all foreign-produced films. The Globe's Marie Woolf writes that the body representing several U.S. platforms called this week for a halt to the implementation of Ottawa's Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11), which has yet to be fully enacted by the CRTC. Adam Taylor, representing U.S. movie studios and streaming platforms, said foreign interactions with the U.S. screen industry are now "fully in the crosshairs of the Trump administration," and the act is likely to become a sticking point in trade negotiations. Mr. Taylor said, "with the Trump administration targeting Canada's film industry," it is only a matter of time before the Online Streaming Act is targeted by Mr. Trump. Mr. Taylor thinks Canada should put revisiting the act on the table with the White House to stop the issue from escalating. The Digital Media Association, representing companies with streaming platforms, including Amazon, Apple and YouTube, said the act "is discriminatory" and "unfairly punishes streaming services."
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