The minority Liberal government, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, had hoped to pass a motion to impose time allocation on a Commons committee that has been studying Bill C-10 since February.
But Conservative MPs, who've been holding up the bill at committee over fears that it could wind up regulating what Canadians can post on social media, used procedural maneuvers to prevent the motion being debated or put to a vote.
The bill would bring global online streaming giants, such as Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime, under the auspices of the Broadcasting Act, requiring them to promote Canadian content and to financially support Canadian cultural industries, just as traditional broadcasters are required to do.
The bill had initially specifically excluded user-generated content but controversy erupted in April after the Liberals at the Commons heritage committee removed that exemption.
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