That's Canada.
When we compared distributions made to Canadian music rights holders with what was distributed to foreign writers in regard to uses in media, we came to a devastating conclusion. In digital media, royalties paid to Canadian creators were three times lower. The average percentage for traditional was 33.9% over the past six years, while in the digital realm, that average did not reach 10%. Even more alarming, when we focused on audiovisual media only, the average percentage of royalties paid to Canadian writers for uses remained over 30% but slid to a meagre 6.8% on digital platforms. That is almost five times less.
In light of these figures, we can only encourage the Canadian government and Parliament to pursue their desire to include the web giants in the scope of the Broadcasting Act so they have obligations towards discoverability and promotion of Canadian music and so they participate, as do their traditional equivalents, in the financial support programs and funds that help foster Canadian music.