Hutchence also voiced concern over the amount of consultation and debate that has occurred on the bill.
“If they’re influencing how we can approach customers, they need to discuss that with us and unfortunately what we’ve seen is the federal government has actually fast-tracked this bill to reduce the amount of consultation and discussions around it,” Hutchence said.“By simply telling us, ‘we’re going to do this,’ and then not giving us any of the details, how can we adjust? This is something that could severely risk the ability of our industry to succeed.
Laura Scaffidi, press secretary for Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriquez, also provided a statement on possible Senate amendments.
So fun fact: the US Ambassador to Canada is also worried about BillC11's trade embargo effect. Thanks to ConnODonNews for giving some air to industry complaints about the bill & its potentially explosive consequences. 🇨🇦 needs to stop & think this issue through. canpoli