Canada panel urges taxes and domestic content rules for Netflix, other U.S. firms

By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Ottawa should require U.S. tech companies such as Netflix , Amazon and Facebook to collect the same taxes as Canadian companies and also be subject to the same requirements for supporting domestically produced content, a Canadian government-mandated panel recommended on Wednesday. "Our recommendations for reform are practical and actionable, providing the legislative powers and regulatory tools necessary to seize the opportunities and address the risks of the digital age," the panel's chairwoman, Janet Yale, a veteran Canadian telecommunications executive, said in a news release accompanying the report

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