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Quebec Plans To Require Website Blocking, Studies New Internet Access Tax

Posted by Soulskill on from the welcome-to-the-information-supertollroad,-eh dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Michael Geist reports that the Government of Quebec released its budget (PDF) yesterday featuring two Internet-related measures that are sure to attract attention and possible litigation. First, it is moving forward with plans to study a new tax on residential Internet services in order to provide support for the cultural sector. Second, the government says it will be introducing a new law requiring ISPs to block access to online gambling sites. The list of blocked sites will be developed by Loto-Quebec, a government agency. The government views this as a revenue enhancing measure because it wants to channel gamblers to its own Espacejeux, the government's own online gaming site.

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  1. Cher gouvernement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Allez chier ma gang d'osti de calisse de lèche-cul de tabarnaks.

    1. Re: Cher gouvernement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Please rewrite your comment so the French part is conspicuously larger.

  2. IS this relevant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Both Canadians with internet access will be disappointed.

  3. The best thing to ever come out of Quebec... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    is the Trans Canada , heading West...