The stunning hubris of Bill C-69 has come crashing back to earth
The decision is great news for anyone who wants to see more large projects like mines and highways get built.
Law
Pro-Hamas demonstrations are despicable, but they are still legal—And that's a good thing
Acknowledging the rights of Hamas sympathizers to gather and protest does not mean we should lessen our vigilance in denouncing and tracking them. Quite the contrary.
The Hub reacts to Saskatchewan's notwithstanding clause threat
This is another example of an increased willingness among provinces to use section 33 of the Charter and, in the case of Saskatchewan, to use it preemptively, before the courts have made a judgment on a law’s constitutionality.
Parliament's attempted cancellation of Russell Brand is an outrageous overreach
While the allegations of Brand are serious and credible, they must be tested by the adversarial process and under the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The same government that has the power to put Brand in shackles cannot pre-emptively pressure private platforms to deprive him of his livelihood.
Why the Online News Act has been a total policy disaster
While the government is still talking tough, the Online News Act has been an utter disaster, leading to millions in lost revenues with cancelled deals, reduced traffic for Canadian media sites, and declining investment in media in Canada.
It’s hard to see how the government's online news mess can be cleaned up
For those of you wondering if the government has managed to salvage at least something from the Bill C-18 debacle by satisfying Google, don’t hold your breath.
The media is boycotting Meta and nobody cares
Over the past six weeks the news industry had a chance to prove how much the public values it. It has instead revealed the unsettling truth that most of it is nowhere near as fetching, nor as necessary, as the image it self-servingly sees when it looks in the mirror.
The Hub Roundtable: Is Google done with Canada? And is Canada done with Trudeau?
This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the implications of the newly-released regulations for the government’s online news law. We also talk about the Liberal government’s plummeting poll numbers and what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can do to pull out of this free-fall.
Establishing a right to housing is a bad idea
It is governments and not the judiciary that can rightfully commit itself to a policy as onerous as a “right to shelter”. It is the City that must assess whether to slash other social programs, request federal funding, raise taxes, or decide the policy is simply no longer viable.
New pronoun policies are being tested by legal action. Here’s what to expect
UR Regina and Egale Canada have threatened to sue Saskatchewan’s government over its policy of requirement that parents be informed and their consent obtained for their child’s pronoun or gender identity changes.
