NDP’s Qaqqaq announces planned departure from federal politics
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, who garnered attention this year for her Nunavut housing tour, announced on May 20 that she will not be re-offering in the next election. The news broke on Twitter through a written statement from the first-term MP, which did not touch on the exact reason she decided to leave politics. Ms. […]
Chaotic communication causing confusion in broadcasting bafflegab
OTTAWA—Does Steven Guilbeault even understand the internet? Do any of his advisers? Minister of Heritage Guilbeault proved on a disastrous May 9 appearance on CTV’s Question Period with Evan Solomon that he doesn’t understand how the greatest media and communications revolution of our time, or its impact on society, works. Bill C-10, currently in committee, […]
Come walk with me: Sen. Simons leads tour of ‘glories’ and ‘absurdities’ of hometown park
“When people think of Alberta, they probably don’t think of avant-garde, mid-century, modern heritage architecture,” Independent Senator Paula Simons said of Coronation Park, the area she decided to hold a virtual tour through. As a part of the annual global Jane’s Walk festival, citizen-led walking conversations are par for the course. The event celebrates the […]
Bill C-10: how closing the YouTube ‘loophole’ created a political firestorm
The controversy around the government’s bill to update the Canadian Broadcasting Act has made a few things abundantly clear: the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP all say they support freedom of expression, Canadian culture, and cracking down on the “web giants.” The details of how to do all of that at once, and score points with […]
CRTC has chance to prove itself in ensuring CBC lives up to its mandate
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is about to make some very important decisions about the CBC’s licence conditions, with profound implications for the CBC and for Canada. Undoubtedly, the CRTC has been deliberating at length over CBC management’s request to keep its digital activities free of regulation, and to reduce its obligations regarding Canadian […]
Online hate targeting women journalists hurts us all
The best journalism, whatever the medium, relies on one essential element—an unflinching willingness and ability to gather and report the facts. The journalist’s role, always, is telling truth to power, whether challenging people in authority, unveiling corporate malfeasance, reporting the facts about COVID-19, or examining complex issues of social justice. In an era of “fake […]
Michael de Adder lands political cartooning job with the Washington Post
Michael de Adder has always been entranced by journalism and newspapers, right from the time he was 10 years old and watching All The President’s Men. “It resonated for me then and it still does. For me, going to The Washington Post is amazing,” he told The Hill Times. Mr. de Adder has been with […]
Why Canadians need to take digital disinformation seriously
On March 20, rallies to protest COVID-19 restrictions were organized worldwide. Several of these so-called “freedom rallies” took place in Canada, including in Calgary, London, Victoria, and Vancouver. The previous weekend, thousands took to the streets in Montreal to protest lockdown measures that have been put in place by the Quebec government. Many held signs […]
Closure of HuffPost Canada another hit to already battered Canadian media landscape
The closure of HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Québec earlier this month is just another gut-punch to an already battered news industry in this country following the economic wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic. And Zi-Ann Lum, one of the reporters at HuffPost Canada, told The Hill Times that although she’s been “overwhelmed with support” following the […]
From disorientation to lockdowns to recovery: my year reporting on COVID
Following the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve noticed more and more folks on social media asking and answering this question: ‘on what day did the pandemic really and truly start for you’? For me, it was March 16, 2020, when I checked into a hotel just off Elgin Street for the first of […]
