The Challenges of Government Targeting and Financial Implications for News Publishers

Islamophobia and antisemitism are on the rise in Canada - but if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that teenagers becoming radicalized and making homemade bombs is not okay. 

Plus, the latest on how Bill C-18 the Online News Act continues to screw over independent media…this time with Google’s $100 million exemption pie for Canadian broadcasters to scrap over.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Jan Wong

Further reading: 

• Rex Murphy: An antisemitic menace stalks Canada and Trudeau couldn't care less - National Post
• Rupa Subramanya’s response to the Hanuman statue at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton - X
• Scanner Price Accuracy Code - Retail Council of Canada
• Ari Ben-Menashe says his car insurance was cancelled because Trudeau doesn't like his business - National Post
• Peter Menzies: The government surrenders to reality with rewritten Online News Act—and pleases no one - The Hub

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