FILE PHOTO: A view shows the interim Senate Chamber during a tour of the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Senate on Thursday passed the government's online streaming legislation after a 10-month debate over a law that will force firms like Netflix and Alphabet Inc-owned YouTube to offer more Canadian content.
Bill C-11, or the Online Streaming Act, cleared the unelected upper chamber of the Canadian parliament with 52 votes to 16 and one abstention. With the Senate's approval, the bill just needs royal assent from the governor general to become law.
