Canadian Publishing Industry News
11 May 2026,     TORONTO
Canadians want federal government to halt theft of news content by AI companies
 
 An online survey of 2,404 adult Canadians conducted by Totum Research for News Media Canada between Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026, revealed that 71% of Canadians agree that the Government of Canada should take action to prevent artificial intelligence companies from taking and re-packaging news content without permission or providing compensation.
“Real news created by real journalists involves fact-gathering and fact-checking, as well as editorial and legal review – and that costs publishers like me real money,” said Dave Adsett, Chair of News Media Canada and owner of The Wellington Advertiser. “We fully support building safe, trusted and fair AI systems so long as they are not built and maintained at the expense of those who create the underlying intellectual property that feeds them.”
 
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