Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow
Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.
Learning from Gaudreau
The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their lives, and how important that is to emulate.
Feds should stand up for the National Field of Honour
The Montreal-area cemetery is currently supported by volunteer contributions through the Last Post Fund, but needs secure government funding.
Was radio cool in the 1960s and ’70s? Mais Oui!
Longtime DJ Marc Denis says his objective has always been ‘to bring the ‘Two Solitudes’ together through radio.’
Bishop’s Forum focused on keeping young Quebecers in Quebec
I emphasized to the young participants there was value in seeing the country or the world, and then coming back—as I did.
Language Commissioner’s report fails to come to grips with anglophone angst in Quebec
The report fails in so many ways, but it also ignores the purpose of the original Official Languages Act.
Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport
We should be thanking Canada’s Olympians for the way they’ve lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of sport.
‘Bonjour-Hi’ signs driving Quebec nationalists to distraction
In a west-end Montreal borough, the neatly stencilled bilingual greetings have popped up on sidewalks, boutiques, walls, and liquor stores.
Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals
‘Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,’ says NDP heritage critic Niki Ashton.
Sports and politics don’t mix, but as for Céline Dion’s opening performance, wow!
Politics inevitably gets in the mix at the Olympics, and that’s a horror show for politicians asked to comment on their county’s performance and actions.
