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- (Short Cuts) The Han Dong Situation is Bad Either Way
Thursday, March 30th 2023
Either Beijing has corrupted our democracy at the highest level or agents in the Canadian security apparatus are subverting the PMO by illegally leaking information that's either mistaken, exaggerated or both. Both scenarios are troubling. And the national crime spree that we can’t legally talk much about - youth crime & reporting bans.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Joanna Chiu
Further reading:
- Liberal MP Han Dong secretly advised Chinese diplomat in 2021 to delay freeing Two Michaels: sources - Global News
- Think you understand ‘foreign influence’? Here’s a guide to the scandal shaking Canadian politics - Toronto Star
- Chinese interference in Canada? Chinese Canadians say they reported it for years — and were ignored - Toronto Star
- China’s Vancouver consulate interfered in 2022 municipal election, according to CSIS - Globe and Mail
- China Unbound: A New World Disorder - Joanna Chiu
- New Brunswick patients call on government to reopen investigation into cluster of neurological conditions - Globe and Mail
- Two months in youth court: An inside look at the Toronto teen swarming murder case - Toronto Star
- Mother decries 'senseless' fatal stabbing of son outside Vancouver coffee shop - CBC
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- The Plan To Block All Canadian News
Monday, March 27th 2023
If news can’t be searched for on Google or shared on Facebook, is it even really online? Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is currently before the senate. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says that this Bill will help save small newsrooms and local journalism outlets by giving them the power to negotiate with tech giants, deals for payment of news content that is shared on their platforms.
But Meta and Google’s response has been simple: they just won’t allow Canadian news on their platforms. In March, Google ran a test where one million Canadians could no longer see results for Canadian news searches. At the Canada Strong & Free conference in Ottawa last week, Meta said they would also disallow sharing of anything that looks like news on their sites, like Facebook and Instagram.
Last year, Canadaland and a group of other independent news publishers formed a consortium to lobby the government on this Bill. Today, Jesse sits down again with Senator Paula Simons, as Publisher of Canadaland, to discuss the Bill and not just his own issues with it, but hers too.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Paula Simons
Further reading:
- Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators — Canadaland, Publisher’s Note
- Bill C-18 - Parliament
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- (Short Cuts) Stormy Days For Donald Trump
Thursday, March 23rd 2023
The Toronto Star’s Allan Woods joins Jonathan to look at the prospect of Trump fundraising off a mugshot, and how a Montreal fire might finally accomplish what years of journalism and advocacy have not, pushing authorities there to take action against illegal Airbnbs.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Allan Woods
Further reading:
- Conrad Black: Donald Trump should pass the torch to Ron DeSantis - National Post
- 20 Years Ago, Canadian Media Lined Up To Call For War In Iraq - Passage
- Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner
- Montreal blaze: man who ran illegal Airbnb business identified - Ricochet
- Owner of Old Montreal building that caught fire is a lawyer who pleaded guilty to tax evasion - Montreal Gazette
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- This is CANADALAND
Monday, March 20th 2023
The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.
Every Monday, we bring you original reporting on the most interesting story in the country. Every Thursday, we bring you analysis of the Canadian media.
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- The Senator Fighting Bill C-11
Monday, March 20th 2023
Last month, the Senate proposed twenty six amendments to Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, and the Heritage Minister rejected eight. One of those rejected amendments was proposed by Senators Paula Simons and Julie Miville-Dechêne. Its rejection may have a huge impact on many digital-first creators. Jesse sits down with Senator Simons to talk about the bill, this amendment in particular, and what the Senate can do in situations like this.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Paula Simons
Further reading:
- Heritage Minister rejects key C-11 amendment, puts himself on potential collision course with Senators — The Globe & Mail
- Alberta Unbound — Senator Simons’ Podcast
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