Set the CBC free
We need a radical new approach: an end to annual appropriations and ministerial oversight for CBC/Radio-Canada in exchange for an endowment fund that would see public and private media adequately supported in perpetuity.
Bargaining framework to take shape this year as Online News Act regulations unveiled
The CRTC plans to publish the framework and code of conduct for negotiations this summer, while the government says ‘it takes two to negotiate’ of impasse with Meta.
Giving back to the arts
So as January approaches make it a New Year’s resolution to volunteer more, because it’s a win-win for both you and the organization you are helping. Your gift of time will be welcomed by arts organizations everywhere.
The tangled web of the new Official Languages Act
The federal Liberals have effectively made any attempt to support the English-speaking community in Quebec appear like a violation of the spirit of the new Official Languages Act.
Feds must take action in 2024 budget to help Canadian music creators now
Copyright Act updates will create a more equitable and fair copyright regime in Canada.
CBC taking the crown in corporate shenanigans
The CBC’s cuts are another example of Canadian news media companies doing a poor job of expanding their audience, and losing relevance to younger, more diverse, and digitally savvy generations.
Good news story gets buried in anti-Trudeau wave
Whatever the Liberals do these days—even if it is groundbreaking, and puts $100-million into the creation of domestic news stories—they cannot win.
Google ‘outplayed and outmanoeuvered Ottawa’ on Online News Act deal, ‘outsourced’ problem of how to divide funding, say observers
In the new deal between Google and the feds, ‘the contentious part’ will now be ‘who gets what and how much do people get,’ said media transformation expert Alfred Hermida.
Canadian government must legislate to promote online safety, says Facebook whistleblower
The Liberals had promised to introduce an online harms bill by the end of 2021. Without any such law on the books, ‘you’ll get whatever Facebook thinks they can get away with,’ says Frances Haugen.
Don’t ‘defund’ the CBC, make it better
Targeting the CBC is red meat to the Conservative base, and will doubtless attract some support in other sectors. But it’s hard to see voters struggling with the cost of living, paying higher interest rates on mortgages, and perceiving an increasingly grim future outlook are going to be considering the fate of the public broadcaster when they mark their ballot.
