The Online News Act will make the internet less open and secure for all Canadians
The internet relies on a decentralized structure to allow access for all. The unprecedented top-down control reflected in the Online News Act will deprive Canadians of an open, global internet.
‘Our democracy, just like our journalism, is not dead yet,’ says Tremonti on World Press Freedom Day
Politicians also have a role to play in stopping threats against journalists, says Anna Maria Tremonti. ‘[We need] people who can look beyond party politics to a way forward, no matter which party is the government of the day.’
Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion
Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples, or that APTN’s contribution is only for Indigenous communities. Come on people, it’s not 1991 anymore.
Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May
Michael Geist says it’s ‘sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.’
Senate committee begins study of C-18 amidst ‘strange atmosphere’ of threats from Google
It would be ‘silly not to acknowledge’ the possibility that tech giants could follow through on threats to stop indexing news results in Canada, said internet law expert Michael Geist.
Poilievre should beware of tying himself to Musk
In reaching out to Elon Musk, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre left the impression he’s trashing Canadian broadcasters while aligning himself with a billionaire who has turned the social media world upside down.
‘More about reaction than action’: Tory strategists say Poilievre’s CBC attacks are ‘vintage Pierre,’ red meat for base
‘[Poilievre] thinks this is a winning issue, and when he puts it out on social media, he’s seeing in the response that a lot of people are agreeing with him,’ says Summa Strategies’ Daniel Perry.
Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell
As news stories about China’s attempts to influence Canada’s elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail’s recent decision to publish one of its anonymous sources as an op-ed was an effort to add transparency to its reporting, says Randy Boswell.
Feds should use upcoming budget to defend, not defund, the CBC
Alongside sustainable funding, we need legislation to guard against a quiet, uncontested end to the CBC with the mere stroke of Prime Minister Poilievre’s pen or a reversal of budgetary priorities.
Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed
The current information landscape is a feedback loop where ‘you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation expert Timothy Caulfield.
