FIFA and Canadian governments have priced out regular people from this tournament in the middle of an affordability crisis.
By cultivating leadership at home, we’re shaping a generation ready to engage with the world.
In a May 21 decision, the broadcasting regulator upped the contribution rules for audiovisual streaming firms, so that 15 per cent of their annual revenues—up from the current five per cent—support domestic programming. It’s expected to bring about $2-billion into the Canadian media ecosystem each year.
A recent Australian bill aims to force social media firms to reach compensatory deals with domestic media outlets—or risk fines that would then be distributed to support journalism. ‘We’re not at where Australia is in their thought process,’ says Minister Marc Miller.
Provincial and federal privacy watchdogs say their investigation concluded OpenAI was not compliant with federal and provincial privacy laws. Heritage Minister Marc Miller said ‘AI, like any other platform for that matter, has to respect the privacy of Canadians.’
If you are the government offering this dosh, there is a better-than-average chance you might collect some new supporters or reinforce existing ones.
Whenever Canadians elsewhere downplay the importance of French, an incipient paranoia raises its head among nationalists.
Conservative MP Raquel Dancho says ‘any employment gains’ from the 2023 Rogers-Shaw deal ‘have been wiped out three-fold,’ with recent news the Canadian telecom giant is offering voluntary buyouts to about 10,000 staff.
Sports constitute a vital foundation of friendship between Japan and Canada, and represent an increasingly important driver of future growth in bilateral relations.
‘It provides a small degree of operational relief,’ says Christa Dickenson of the monthly three-cent-per-subscriber boost, ‘but the reality is that [cable] subscriber losses are accelerating, and this increase has been a long time coming.’
Air Canada is subject to the Official Languages Act, and its CEO, Michael Rousseau, will retire after facing numerous complaints for not communicating in French, following a condolence video for two Canadian pilots who died on March 22. Commissioner Kelly Burke says the scope of the reaction shows ‘official languages are highly valued in this country.’
News should return to Facebook not because the law compels it, or because Meta wants it back, but because a fair deal makes sense. That is how sustainable and fair markets work in good faith. And that is how a healthy and plural information ecosystem is built with fair allies.
In a province obsessed with the status of French, this controversy will boost Bloc fortunes in the federal byelection in Terrebonne, and also assist the separatist Parti Québécois in its quest to form government after the fall provincial election.
The decision was reportedly made after an Indigenous Senator touring Centre Block raised questions about the decorative paintwork on the walls and ceiling of room 256-S.
In the wake of the airline leader’s unilingual message following a tragedy, bilingualism, or a lack thereof, was a costume for political opportunism.
Instead of creating a Crown corporation, the minister of sport should work with national sport organizations to secure a massive funding increase to support better coaching oversight. That is how perverted coaches and abusive practices should be eliminated, not by the creation of another bureaucracy.
Bell is currently facing a $400-million lawsuit for its alleged failure to comply with what’s known as the ‘Notice and Notice system, ‘and other Canadian internet service providers worry they could soon be on the hook for similarly jarring sums.
Canada has a real lane of action in Iran: defend cultural sites, support emergency documentation, and insist that civilian protection includes the protection of history.
Canada has no long‑term federal strategy for sport and recreation infrastructure, the physical backbone that makes participation possible and high performance sustainable.
One of the creators of this year’s best-animated short film says he could ’not have made this film without’ the National Film Board of Canada, but its budget is projected to fall for the fifth consecutive year.
Restricting access to major platforms for younger teens will not remove the social needs those platforms currently serve. It will simply relocate them.
Several companies are in court fighting a CRTC order that would require all firms with annual revenues over $25-million to allocate five per cent of Canadian revenues to cultural and broadcasting groups that create domestic news and entertainment.
Despite being thousands of kilometres from Quebec, the territory’s francophone community is meeting the challenge of building a bilingual society.
This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.
In an excerpt from his forthcoming memoirs, former CBC/Radio-Canada president Tony Manera recounts his experience at the public broadcaster ahead of the 1995 Quebec referendum.
