By William Turvill, PressGazette, Feb, 14

The Canadian journalism industry has asked parliamentarians to ensure that they pass laws forcing Google and Meta to pay for news by the end of June.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has already pledged to introduce Australia-style legislation this year, possibly as early as this month.

Speaking before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance on Monday, Paul Deegan, chief executive of News Media Canada, said he is expecting a media bargaining code to be announced by the government “very soon”.

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