Levelling the tax playing field
Publishers group sees more regulation of tech giants as key to ensuring they get paid Toronto Star, 18 Oct 2019, TARA DESCHAMPS As part...
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Whose news is it anyway?
By Tara Deschamps, Special to the Star Wed., Oct. 16, 2019 With a series that launched Tuesday, the Star looks more closely at a new...
OECD floats new tax system for tech giants
Revenue would be reallocated to countries where companies generate their profits Toronto Star, 10 Oct 2019, THE CANADIAN PRESS A global...
May pledges to tighten tax loopholes on foreign tech firms
Toronto Star, 10 Oct 2019, CHRISTIAN PAAS-LANG OTTAWA— A Green government would “level the playing field” by implementing taxes on...
How do you regulate big tech in the digital age? The four main parties weigh in with their plans
Digital economy has created great wealth, but governments have been slow to update rules Toronto Star, 2 Oct 2019. TONY WONG TECHNOLOGY...
Tech giants’ FAANGs sink teeth into our wallets
Regulators struggle to rein in global firms that infiltrate every aspect of life in Canada Toronto Star, 10 Sep 2019, TONY WONG...
Aussie report targets big tech’s media dominance
Study highlights digital giants’ effect on publishing industry, could offer blueprint for Canada Toronto Star19 Aug 2019TONY WONG...
A Message to Media Members
I have heard from some members in the media sector, in particular journalists, who do not like our union’s involvement in politics. I am...
Canada seeks G7 consensus on taxation of digital giants
Toronto Star 18 Jul 2019 Heather Scoffield The mention of Chantilly evokes images of fluffy whipping cream, delicate lace and refined...
Netflix says it would pay federal sales taxes. But nobody’s asked it to
It was a bizarre election stunt, with a suddenly folksy Stephen Harper warning of an apocalypse where ordinary citizens would be...
Torstar’s digital subscriptions grow by 50%,
Torstar president and CEO John Boynton said at the media firm’s annual general meeting in Toronto on Tuesday that he will focus on...
Lack of streaming tax costs Ottawa $169 million
Amazon, HBO and Hulu are exempted Toronto Star, 8 May 2019, MICHAEL LEWIS BUSINESS REPORTER A reluctance to tax foreign vendors of...
Facebook misses Jan. 1 deadline to collect Quebec sales tax, while Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix...
Facebook misses Jan. 1 deadline to collect Quebec sales tax, while Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix and Spotify comply BILL CURRY OTTAWA...
Google VP says firm can police fake news
Tech giant’s news exec rejects idea of federal industry regulation One of Google’s top news executives says he understands Canada’s...
The Star joining Apple news service
Product gives readers more ways to access subscription content Toronto Star, 26 Mar 2019, JOSH RUBIN BUSINESS REPORTER With files from...
International Women's Day
Dear members, International Women’s Day is a global day of celebration of women and women’s achievements. It was started by working...
Social media sites take in most of federal ad dollars
Toronto Star 12 Feb 2019 TERESA WRIGHT OTTAWA— Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter now take in the lion’s share of federal...
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