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Questions about trust in the media have escalated in Canada in recent months as with each error or questionable tweet, there is seemingly an inevitable chorus of concerns that raise doubts about the i...
Statscan data on police-reported hate crimes for the past decade demonstrates the explosive growth of antisemitism in Canada. The Jewish community, which constitutes only 1.4% of the population, is targeted with hate crimes at rates unlike anyone else. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-60...
The Bill on Canada’s Digital Policy Comes Due: Blocked News Links, Cancelled Sponsorship, Legal Challenges, and Digital Ad Surcharges www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/09/the-...
Canada’s digital policy has seemingly long proceeded on the assumption that tech companies would draw from an unlimited budget to write bigger cheques to meet government regulation establishing new ma...
The CRTC moved ahead with Bill C-11 mandated streamer payments without addressing issues such as what constitutes Cancon and what existing payments will be counted as contributions. This was the inevitable response: Netflix pulls millions in sponsorship money. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ar...
Netflix has invested more than $25-million in training and development initiatives since 2017, leaving many concerned about not only the future of programs but the knock-on effects for an industry alr...
U of Toronto President Gertler delivers speech needed for months: acknowledges harm of campus antisemitism, says exclusion of anyone (whether Jewish, Israeli or Zionist) is discriminatory, protests must abide by campus codes, and fully oppose academic boycotts. president.utoronto.ca/remarks-by-p...
The University of Windsor abandoned principles of institutional neutrality and academic freedom standards with its encampment deals. Donors are withdrawing support and now the president has announced he is stepping down four years early. www.uwindsor.ca/publicaffair...
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Bill S-210, the controversial age verification bill which purports to limit access to pornography for those under 18, could be headed for a final vote of approval in the House of Commons within the ne...
With all the takes on Pablo Rodriguez quitting cabinet today, this Globe article remains my sharpest memory of his tenure: lying to the Heritage committee about when he was informed that the government was funding an anti-semite. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Mr. Rodriguez testified he first learned about tweets by Marouf from news report, but an e-mail chain he was told about them
Excellent op-ed from Dalhousie Law Professor Elaine Craig on Bill S-210, which makes the case that the bill won’t work, raises privacy and free speech concerns, and will make things worse for parents trying to deal with a real issue. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Despite broad political support, Canadian legislative efforts such as Bill S-210 and Bill C-63 fail to adequately respond the problems posed by mainstream porn platforms
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Parliament resumes after a summer break today. While digital policies receded into the background over the past few months, the political intrigue of by-elections and a minority government without an ...