The government’s online news legislation is winding its way to a final showdown with big tech companies while Facebook’s parent company Meta is doubling down on its threat to ban news from its platform if the bill becomes law.
This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses this week’s federal budget, which paints an increasingly grim portrait of the Canadian economy and the state of the Liberal government. We also talk to Kevin Chan, the global director and head of public policy in Canada for Meta, who gives us his perspective on Bill C-18.
Before scrapping the CBC entirely, we should discuss fixing the funding disparity between French and English programming. The CBC is chronically underfunded compared to its Radio-Canada counterpart.
This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses the appointment of David Johnston to the position of special rapporteur looking into interference by the Chinese government in Canadian elections. Plus, the government’s two controversial bills designed to regulate the internet.
Whatever the Trudeau government’s motivation, Bill C-11 is a case of bad policy that overestimates the role of government and underestimates the efficiency of decentralized markets.
Modern digital newsrooms built by innovators and entrepreneurs are at risk of becoming the babies thrown out with Bill C-18’s reactionary bath water.
In the past, most Canadians seemed, despite their viewing patterns, to still like the idea of the CBC. Those sympathies are gone.
What would the Dahl Wars of February 2023 have looked like if copyright terms in Canada were shortened by twenty years instead, putting Dahl’s work into the public domain in 2022?
The sad truth is that Pierre Poilievre may be right. Perhaps it’s time to eliminate English TV. What is the point in maintaining all of its infrastructure, personnel, and unwatched shows if nobody cares? Perhaps it’s time to try something new.
After more than 90 years, the public broadcaster has outlived its usefulness. It’s time to rethink its place in the Canadian media landscape, including possibly winding it down altogether.
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