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Season Two Episode Two of The Paul Wells Show: How Bill C-18 is threatening a local news empire
As traditional news organizations have faced a steady decline, the online local news network Village Media has been thriving in small and medium-sized communities. But as the government and tech giants have gotten into a standoff over Bill C-18, the Online News Act, Village Media has been forced to pause their growth. Their CEO Jeff Elgie talks to Paul about how C-18 has hurt his business, and what’s at stake.