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- Finance Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not enforce Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) plan to raise streaming contributions from 5% to 15%.
- The plan would have created a $2 billion fund for Canadian and Indigenous content.
- Announcement came when Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met U.S. Rep. Jamieson Greer in Washington.
- Critics say the move eases pressure on a bilateral trade deal, while Online Streaming Act forces streamers to fund programming.
