The removal of Russia’s RT and the importance of Bill C-11

Without the proposed changes in C-11, a future RT or other disinformation services would remain outside and beyond the reach of Canadian standards.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on Feb. 2, the day he introduced Bill C-11, which would amend the Broadcasting Act. We need to ensure the CRTC has the power to regulate streaming platforms and to promote Canadian services on them, writes Brad Danks.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BRAD DANKS

March 10, 2022

The laudable removal of the Russian government’s propaganda service, RT, from the channel lineups in Canada exposed more than just the ease with which foreign disinformation services enter this country. It also exposed where the real power lies in the current Canadian system; how our major, vertic...

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