The internal documents would shed light on Google’s game plan and who decided to conduct the tests in response to Bill C-18, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says
executives to explain its blocking of thousands of Canadians’ access to news sites through its search function and have ordered the tech giant to disclose internal e-mails, texts and documents about the strategy.tests a potential response
The committee conceded it does not have the power to force any of the executives, except for Ms. Geremia, who is based in Toronto, to appear before the parliamentary committee as they are outside of Canada. Those included in the tests have been experiencing varying degrees of limited access to news sites using Google’s search function, but can still access them by typing a web address into the browser.
Chris Bittle, parliamentary secretary to Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, said the Google action was “troubling” and it was “important that we stand up for Canadians.”“I want to know in short order what the real reasons are behind this operation. It smacks of intimidation and bullying rather than a business strategy,” he said.
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