Articles tagged independent media

Trudeau’s Online News Act has crushed hundreds of local Canadian news outlets: study

Trudeau's Online News Act, framed as a way to support local media, has hurt small media outlets while giving massive payouts to legacy media, a study has found.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• May 24, 2024May 24, 2024

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John-Henry Westen and Steve Jalsevac

• Mar 22, 2024Mar 21, 2024

CBC to be biggest beneficiary of Trudeau gov’t censorship bill, experts say

'On the relative compensation issue it’s a clear advantage for the CBC and other big broadcasters, but the smaller players – hundreds of independent media outlets – will lose out.'

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Sep 8, 2023Sep 11, 2023

Trudeau gov’t internet censorship law may not take effect until 2025, regulator says

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission has announced that the Trudeau government's controversial 'Online News Act' may not take full effect until 2025, when 'eligible news organizations and arbitrators are in place.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Aug 28, 2023Aug 29, 2023

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland hit with massive speeding ticket shortly after boasting about not owning car

Just last month, Chrystia Freeland boasted to reporters while defending the Trudeau government's carbon tax by saying that she does not own a car.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023

Meta begins blocking news access for all Canadians following Trudeau gov’t Bill C-18

Under Meta's new regulations, Canadians will be blocked from viewing all news stories or videos on Facebook and Instagram.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2023

Trudeau claims the CBC is ‘independent’ after Twitter labels them ‘government-funded media’

Canada's prime minister lashed out at Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre for pointing out the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation receives billions annually from the government.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023

Producer who left Canada’s national broadcaster says independent media represents future of journalism

After Donald Trump was elected in 2016, the media turned to a form of political activism spurred on by Twitter being used as a 'watering hole for liberal opinion,' Tara Henley argues.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Mar 27, 2023Mar 29, 2023

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Articles tagged independent media

Trudeau’s Online News Act has crushed hundreds of local Canadian news outlets: study

LAST CALL: Independent journalism needs you TODAY!

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland hit with massive speeding ticket shortly after boasting about not owning car

Meta begins blocking news access for all Canadians following Trudeau gov’t Bill C-18

Trudeau claims the CBC is ‘independent’ after Twitter labels them ‘government-funded media’

Producer who left Canada’s national broadcaster says independent media represents future of journalism