No need to cry foul over broadcast review panel’s report

The biggest threat to freedom of the free press is its slow-motion extinction, caused by the flight of ad dollars to platforms like Facebook.

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Feb. 3 at West Block, clarified the government's position on the broadcast review panel's report amid concerns Ottawa would impose licensing requirements on news outlets that would undermine their editorial independence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DANIEL BERNHARD

February 5, 2020

Last week, an expert panel tasked with modernizing Canada’s communications laws issued its final report. The broadcast review panel proposed, among other recommendations, requiring platforms such as Facebook to register with ...

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