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Jul 14, 2025 2:06 PM - The Canadian Press
The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister Mélanie Joly for an urgent meeting about the federal government’s order directing the company to shut down its Canadian operations.
Shou Chew wrote to Joly on July 2 asking for an in-person meeting within two weeks, according to a letter obtained by The Canadian Press. Chew argued that order was made in different circumstances, when it looked like the United States was going to ban TikTok.
"There is no upside to this outdated and counterproductive government order, which was issued under a different government and in a different era, and which doesn't reflect today's reality," the letter says. In November, Ottawa ordered the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business following a national security review of ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese company behind the social media platform.
