Editor's Note: Alex Freedman is the Exective Director of the Community Radio Fund of Canada and Ed Zych is the programming director with Kootenay Co-op Radio.

Bill C-18 was made into law in June requiring tech companies to compensate Canadian media organizations for hosting their content. Meta and Google have both rejected this framework and have stated that they are beginning to restrict access to Canadian media content.

Pamela Haasen of CICK in Smithers interviewed the Executive Director of the Community Radio Fund of Canada Alex Freedman earlier this week to hear his thoughts on the new law.

CJLY spoke with the Editor of the Nelson Star Tyler Harper for his insight on how C-18 will impact the Star and other media organizations across the country.

"This is going to be extremely difficult for Canadian media [but] I am a little optimistic," Harper says. "If we can ween Canadian readers off social media as a way of engaging with news, I think we’ll be in the better for it.”

Ed Zych, programming director at CJLY in Nelson, also gave his take on how C-18 will affect our station and radio in general.

Listen to the story below: