Michael Chong

Very strongly agree

No, this is a government bailout for failing legacy media companies that refuse to adapt.

A core Conservative critique of Bill C-18 was that it functioned as a subsidy/bailout for legacy media and would advantage large incumbents (including the CBC) rather than fix journalism’s business model. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

The party opposed/criticized Bill C-18 and argued it would backfire (e.g., Meta’s news blocking in 2023), aligning more with a ‘no mandate’ stance. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, taxing links breaks the free internet and is a dangerous form of censorship.

Conservatives frequently argued Bill C-18 effectively ‘taxes links’ and risks limiting Canadians’ access to information; they also criticized Liberal internet regulation (C-11/C-18) as overreach. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only to support small independent publishers, not massive broadcasters like the CBC.

Conservatives are more sympathetic to helping smaller private outlets than funding the CBC, and they often argue the CBC crowds out private media; a narrowly targeted approach could attract some support even if they opposed C-18 overall. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Conservatives criticized the Liberal Online News Act (Bill C-18) as government intervention and harmful to access to news; they were not generally supportive of mandating payments from platforms. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, big tech profits from journalism while starving local newsrooms of revenue.

While Conservatives acknowledge pressures on local media, they generally reject the framing behind Bill C-18 that compels platform payments as the solution, calling it misguided intervention. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.