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Congratulations to reporters Jen St. Denis and Amanda Follett Hosgood!

The federal privacy commissioner's attempt to have Facebook take responsibility for the Cambridge Analytical scandal under Canadian privacy law has been rejected by a judge. In a decision released last week, Justice Michael Manson of the Federal Court dismissed the commissioner's attempt to enforce its 2019 finding that Facebook violated the Personal Information Protection and

Internal Heritage Department documents attribute $86-million in new Canadian TV production to the bill if it passes

Fact-based reporting is a bedrock of democracy. That’s why some want it gone. Second of two.

The danger of the Trudeau government giving itself more power to regulate content on social media was driven home this week.

The Broadcasting Participation Fund says it may not have funds for public-interest groups to participate in CRTC hearings on Ottawa’s online streaming and online news bills

Who’s waging it, why, and what’s at stake if they win. The 2023 Southam Lecture at UVic.

The danger of the Trudeau government giving itself more power to regulate content on social media was driven home this week.

Lawmakers in North America and Europe now eye Netflix, Amazon Google free cash fund film TV policy goals, even New York City subways.

The government rejected a Senate amendment designed to address concerns about the regulation of user-generated content