News Media Canada
News Media Canada has met with MPs 7 times since January 2024, reaching 6 MPs in 1 party. Most recent contact: February 23, 2026.
What they're asking for
In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.
Ensure that the Online News Act continues and that funding is distributed in accordance with the Act and its Regulations. Ensure social media services covered by the Online News Act do not allow publisher content to be reproduced (screen shots, copied text, etc.) without providing compensation to news businesses.
February 23, 2026 · Dominic LeBlanc · Liberal · Intellectual Property; Media
Ensure that news businesses are compensated fairly under the Online News Act. Ensure funding from Google under the Online News Act is distributed in accordance with the Online News Act and Regulations. Only eligible news businesses (as defined by Section 27 of the Act) should receive funding. Per the Online News Act Application and Exemption Regulations: SOR/2023-276, the distribution must be based “only the number of full-time equivalent employees who, in the previous calendar year, were employed by each news business for the purpose of producing, for news outlets operated by that business, original news content that is intended to be made available online.” Ensure social media social media services covered by the Online News Act do not allow publisher content to be reproduced (screen shots, copied text, etc.) without providing compensation to news businesses.
January 13, 2026 · Karim Bardeesy · Liberal · Government Procurement; Intellectual Property; Justice and Law Enforcement; Taxation and Finance; Media
Directing a minimum of 25% of the Government of Canada domestic advertising budget to Canadian private sector news businesses.
October 2, 2025 · Ryan Turnbull · Liberal · Government Procurement; Taxation and Finance; Media
Full meeting log
7 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.
| Date | MP |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | Dominic LeBlanc · Liberal |
| 2026-02-23 | Marc Miller · Liberal |
| 2026-01-13 | Karim Bardeesy · Liberal |
| 2026-01-13 | Julie Dzerowicz · Liberal |
| 2026-01-13 | Marc Miller · Liberal |
| 2026-01-13 | Chi Nguyen · Liberal |
| 2025-10-02 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
At committee
News Media Canada has testified at 3 House committee meetings this Parliament, as listed by the House. Lobbying is one channel; this is the public one.