OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Tuesday he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news is disseminated wider and faster two years after Meta banned access to news on its platforms.

Carney made the unexpected suggestion while announcing over $1 billion in loan guaranteed and long-term supports for the softwood lumber industry at a mill in West Kelowna, B.C.

At the start of the news conference, Carney highlighted the brutal impact of wildfires this summer, including one that recently forced the evacuation of roughly 400 properties near West Kelowna.

Asked if his government is considering an alternative to the Online News Act — previously known as C-18 — or simply rescinding it so that Web giant Meta would lift its ban on news articles b

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