Google’s willingness to block Canadians’ access to news underscores need for Bill C-18
Given the importance of legitimate, professional newsrooms to Canada’s democracy, these foreign web giants should not be able to choose the winners and losers in our local media landscape.
Growing ‘generational divide’ as younger Canadians report lower trust in government, greater economic anxiety: poll
The survey found that following three years of coping with the pandemic, in addition to increasing economic challenges, ‘disappointment in Canada has taken its toll on youth.’
Canada has a role helping overcome information poverty
Information poverty is when people don’t have access to reliable, trustworthy, and accurate information that can help them make informed decisions about their everyday lives.
Newspapers should be treasured
The growing ignorance of the population and the rise in marginal ideas can be directly linked to the decline of quality media.
Longform Substacks offer MPs like Rempel Garner, O’Toole, a chance to exercise ‘thought leadership’
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner praises Substack as the ‘anti-Twitter,’ but a Carleton journalism professor says MPs could use the platform to avoid direct accountability.
Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension
Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing measures are taken. The government owes it to the Canadian public to ensure broad access to cultural heritage.
Policy-makers need to recognize and regulate digital infrastructure
Stable, effectively regulated digital infrastructure is now essential for social progress and economic growth. The Canadian government could require social media platforms to provide a certain standard of service.
‘A lot for a what if’: CPAC CEO says potential benefit of more camera angles in QP not worth risking editorial neutrality
The current rules for cameras in the House ‘perpetuates stultifying environment’ of debate consisting of ‘reading 20-minute speeches into the record’ and MPs manufacturing moments for social media clips, says Hill reporter Dale Smith.
Poilievre’s media strategy picks up where Harper left off, but unclear if it will work this time, say political insiders
It’s still an open question if relying chiefly on social media to communicate one’s message is enough for an opposition leader to win an election, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Martin Stringer calls it a career
Plus, former Conservative Party deputy leader Lisa Raitt appointed to CBC’s appointment advisory committee, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery bans a member from certain shared spaces for 90 days.
