Articles tagged online news act

Trudeau gov’t set to introduce another internet regulation bill this week

While the Trudeau government claims its forthcoming 'Online Harms' bill is being created to protect kids, Conservative Party of Canada head Pierre Poilievre said that the federal government is just looking for clever ways to enact internet censorship laws.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Feb 26, 2024Feb 28, 2024

Toronto Star VP says mainstream media must be permanently funded lest ‘pseudo-journalists’ take over

The warning seems ironic after tech mogul and free speech advocate Elon Musk calling the Toronto Star 'Canada’s Pravda.'

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Feb 15, 2024Feb 16, 2024

Most Canadians oppose internet censorship, federal report finds

According to the report, even those who voiced concern over potentially 'harmful' content on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat held that it 'was the responsibility of individuals' and not government to determine what Canadians can and cannot view.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Jan 9, 2024Jan 9, 2024

CBC television ad revenue dropped 16% in first half of 2023 as mainstream media flounders

The news comes just weeks after the CBC announced it must lay off about 600 workers, approximately 10 percent of its staff, as it faces a $125 million budget shortfall.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Dec 20, 2023Dec 21, 2023

Liberals shout down Pierre Poilievre’s motion to halt CBC executive bonuses amid massive layoffs

The Conservative Party leader's motion comes in response to the CBC president declaring it was 'too early to say' if she would give $16 million in executive bonuses despite huge layoffs by the government-funded corporation.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Dec 8, 2023Dec 11, 2023

CBC announces 600 worker layoff despite massive government subsidies

The CBC is apparently unable to keep afloat amid growing distrust in mainstream media despite over a billion dollars in funding per year by the Trudeau government.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023

Google agrees to pay Canadian legacy media $100 million under Trudeau’s Online News Act

Google had previously promised to remove links to Canadian news outlets rather than pay the fees outlined in Justin Trudeau’s new legislation.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023

Trudeau gov’t appears to back down on ‘digital services tax’ plans

In October, the head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) Franco Terrazzano said the Trudeau 'feds need to stop dreaming up new taxes and new ways to make life more expensive.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Nov 24, 2023Nov 28, 2023

Trudeau gov’t fall economic statement includes massive payouts to legacy media ahead of election

The subsidies for legacy media come as Canadians' trust in mainstream media is polling at an all-time low.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 2023

Danielle Smith partnering with Elon Musk’s Starlink to bypass federal internet censorship laws

The Alberta government is working with SpaceX’s Starlink to avoid 'federal government delays launching projects and allocating funding' for internet access.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Nov 20, 2023Nov 21, 2023

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Articles tagged online news act

Toronto Star VP says mainstream media must be permanently funded lest ‘pseudo-journalists’ take over

Most Canadians oppose internet censorship, federal report finds

CBC television ad revenue dropped 16% in first half of 2023 as mainstream media flounders

Liberals shout down Pierre Poilievre’s motion to halt CBC executive bonuses amid massive layoffs

CBC announces 600 worker layoff despite massive government subsidies

Trudeau gov’t appears to back down on ‘digital services tax’ plans

Trudeau gov’t fall economic statement includes massive payouts to legacy media ahead of election

Danielle Smith partnering with Elon Musk’s Starlink to bypass federal internet censorship laws