Major Studios Slam Canada For Slapping “Discriminatory Investment Obligations” on U.S. Streamers

submitted by ZDL to boycottus 20 points | 4 comments https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/major-studios-canada-us-streamers-discriminatory-investment-1236603995/

General comment: You’d prefer we simply ban your content? 'Cause we can do that if you’d prefer. It’s not as if … Well, let’s move to a specific comment to finish that sentence.

“this burdensome framework unfairly targets global streamers with requirements that directly violate Canada’s obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),”

… the USMCA matters any longer since the USA seems to think it can take a shit all over it every time the world’s oldest toddler gets colicky and throws a tantrum. The USMCA isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on, nor the bits it’s stored in. I wouldn’t be trying to brandish that thing in the face of the unilateral tariffs that your nation has decided to throw at Canada in direct contravention of that agreement you want to suddenly invoke.

Go fuck yourselves, Yanks. Especially considering:

The MPA in March 2026 put its support behind the Republican-led Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act, …

Like seriously. Go. Fuck. Yourselves.

Personally? I’m making sure from now on that not a cent I spend goes toward an American company, even (perhaps especially) an American entertainment company. 🏴‍☠️ all the way now.