Trudeau needs to fight Facebook with more than just words

Though the prime minister criticized Facebook for reaping 'extraordinary profits' that do not work towards defending democracy, he stopped short of accepting his share of responsibility for the Facebook problem, writes Daniel Bernhard of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that companies like Facebook are 'not directly under government control.' The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DANIEL BERNHARD

January 29, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made headlines last week when he called out Facebook for reaping “extraordinary profits that do not go toward the d...

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