Canada’s Greedy and Needy Mainstream Media Cannibalize Themselves

 The Trudeau government Online News Act (Bill C-18) is a direct assault on journalism in Canada. The Liberal government’s Online News Act (C-18 legislation) took effect on June 22, 2023. It requires Meta and Google to negotiate with Canadian news organizations for posting or linking to their journalism. Meta is

Why Canada Needs a Royal Commission on the Role of Media in the 21st Century

 The media landscape in Canada has changed dramatically in the past decade. The newspaper industry is slowly collapsing as readers transition fully from print to digital formats for news and other information. Advertisers have abandoned traditional media in droves, which in turn has flatlined revenues. Canada’s once largest daily newspaper,

Canadian Fake News Hits Awards Circuit

 By: Greg Vezina, President of the Democracy Channel®Inc. and leader of Ontario’s None Of The Above Party Canadian media organizations and the journalists they employ say they have a responsibility to the public to hold politicians accountable, but many also proudly claim that responsibility doesn’t apply to their most basic