Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27
This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.
It’s time to prioritize Canada’s media sovereignty and democratic resilience
Canada must reject any attempt to treat our media sovereignty as a bargaining chip in this critical trade negotiation.
Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’
A recent bombshell report revealed OpenAI internally flagged and banned the shooter’s profile on the startup’s chatbot, ChatGPT, months ago, but elected not to inform legal authorities in Canada.
The NDP’s media breakthrough
This is a good lesson for communication strategists trying to garner media attention for a client: if you want to make news, either pick a fight or raise lots of money.
He ‘was like the Hollywood casting version of the crusty news editor with a heart of gold’: friends, colleagues, former j-school students remember Elly Alboim
Elly Alboim’s career included time at the CBC, Earnscliffe Strategies, and Carleton University’s School of Journalism, in addition to once being a senior adviser to then-Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. Alboim died on Feb. 8 at the age of 78.
Read the finalists: The Hill Times is up for eight OCNA awards
Reporters and columnists are up for awards in eight categories, including best feature writing, investigative news story, news story, diversity coverage, columnist of the year, editorial cartoon, and more.
To ban or not to ban? Experts wary of restricting social media access for kids, as feds watch Australian approach
After Australia banned social media for kids under the age of 16 last year, Culture Minister Marc Miller said his office was looking at the policy’s impact as part of the government’s plan to address online harms.
Culture Minister Miller says Canada can’t cross CanCon ‘red lines’ in U.S. trade negotiations
Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney says he is ‘strangely confident’ the prime minister ‘knows what he’s doing’ in U.S. trade negotiations as the Online Streaming Act remains under fire.
‘Where’s the plan B?’: media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks
Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller says the law was part of ongoing trade discussions with the United States—putting the country’s modernized broadcasting framework in jeopardy.
Taking a stand for sovereignty
Canadians need to consider how to reverse the stranglehold of all the American Big Tech companies that mine our data for their sole financial gain.
