My interpretation of the rights and freedoms may be off, but with companies using the internet to advertise, (I hate that they are in your face with ads) does it not limit their ability to advertise if they government is restricting their ability to reach all audiences, domestic and foreign? Lots of companies sell on platforms like YouTube and if they limit Canadian content, would this not violate commercial protections?
Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Wikipedia
Commercial expression
Commercial expression is recognized as an activity protected under section 2(b). This includes advertising and any other similar means of expression used to sell goods and services. In fact, even false or misleading advertising is protected. The value of the expression does not come into play until the section 1 analysis.
The protection of commercial expression was first established in Ford v Quebec (AG)),[23] where the Court struck down a Quebec law requiring all signs to be exclusively in French. This was soon followed by Irwin Toy,[24] where the Court found that Quebec law prohibiting advertising to children to violate section 2(b) but was saved under section 1.
The Supreme Court has also found that restrictions on advertising by professionals to be protected.[25] As well, even communications for the purpose of prostitution was found to be protected as commercial expression.[26]
A law will be found to violate the freedom of expression where the law either has the purpose or effect of violating the right.
A law's purpose can limit the right either through limiting the content or form of expression. Limits on content are where the meaning of the expression is specifically forbidden by the law, such as hate-speech law, and is the most easily identifiable form of limitation.[20] Limiting the form of the expression can often invoke section 2(b) as it will often have the effect of limiting the content as well.[21]
Where a law does not intend to limit the freedom of expression it may still infringe section 2(b) through its effects.[22] A law will be found to restrict expression if it has the effect of frustrating "the pursuit of truth, participation in the community, or individual self-fulfillment and human flourishing".
Charterpedia - Section 2(b) – Freedom of expression (justice.gc.ca)