Trump’s silencing of critics a warning for Canada, say prominent Canadians

Perrin Beatty and David Suzuki say they are worried the chilling effect on free speech in the United States will cross the border into Canada.

Perrin Beatty, left, David Suzuki, U.S. late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert. Kimmel's late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was temporarily cancelled by ABC and Stephen Colbert's show, The Late Show, will be cancelled in 2026 by CBS. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, handout, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, X

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

September 29, 2025

Like many television viewers around the world, former federal cabinet minister and past CBC president Perrin Beatty watched last week as American late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves after ABC suspended his show the week before over comments Kimmel...

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