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More than half of Canadians like their Netflix just the way it is.

According to a new poll released Friday by the Angus Reid Institute, 56 per cent think online media should be free from the hand of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which imposes Canadian content and ownership regulations on traditional media.

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A considerable minority, 44 per cent, would like to see all media in Canada subject to the same regulations.

Not surprisingly, young Canadians from 18-34 are most strongly opposed to potential CRTC intervention in online media, at 63 per cent.

In April, Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Ottawa would be undertaking a sweeping review, the first of its kind in decades, of Canadian content rules for media broadcasters.