Bell Media's recent layoffs were a slap in the face to both journalists and the public they serve. Now, it's time for the federal government to start slapping back at Canada's corporate media conglomerates — hard.
Pierre Poilievre may have a double-digit lead in the polls, but his preposterously petulant behaviour last week showed he's still his own biggest enemy — and why that lead could easily evaporate in the months to come.
The media isn't responsible for the Trudeau Liberals' recent tumble in the polls. But as a recent story about the prime minister's schedule shows, they're often helping dumb down a political discourse that could stand to get a whole lot smarter.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine plays out for the world on social media, big tech platforms are facing increased calls to bar Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda and misinformation.
While some saw an obviously staged (and crassly executed) stunt, others treated it like a shining example of Doug Ford’s best political trait, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The suggestion that increased racial sensitivity by Canada’s public broadcaster is the effect of elite American liberal posturing is flatly bizarre, writes columnist Sandy Garossino.
Young climate activists want the media to do a better job explaining the causes and consequences of climate change to students, and to listen to them even when they are not skipping school to demand climate action.