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Canada is currently considering major reforms to how it regulates Internet services. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault\u2019s Bill C-10 would dramatically reshape the Broadcasting Act by regulating foreign Internet sites and services with the prospect of mandated registration, payments to support Canadian content, confidential data disclosures, and discoverability requirements. The bill would also remove policies supporting Canadian ownership of the broadcasting system and reduce expectations about Canadian participation in film and television productions. This week\u2019s Law Bytes podcast takes a closer look at the implications of the bill, examining key concerns discussed in my ongoing Broadcasting Act blunder blog series.\nThe podcast can be downloaded here, accessed on YouTube, and is embedded below. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.\n\nShow Notes:\nBroadcasting Act Blunder series\nDay 1: Why there is no Canadian Content Crisis\nDay 2: What the Government Doesn\u2019t Say About Creating a \u201cLevel Playing Field\u201d\nDay 3: Minister Guilbeault Says Bill C-10 Contains Economic Thresholds That Limit Internet Regulation. It Doesn\u2019t\nDay 4: Why Many News Sites are Captured by Bill C-10\nDay 5: Narrow Exclusion of User Generated Content Services\nDay 6: The Beginning of the End of Canadian Broadcast Ownership and Control Requirements,\nDay 7: Beware Bill C-10\u2019s Unintended Consequences\nDay 8: The Unnecessary Discoverability Requirements\nDay 9: Why Use Cross-Subsidies When the Government is Rolling out Tech Tax Policies?\nDay 10: Downgrading the Role of Canadians in their