CBC/Radio-Canada is an essential service worth protecting
There is a definite need to reform the public broadcaster, but a failure to preserve it would remove a cornerstone of our country when we need to build it up.
Status of the artist: this a moment for leadership
As Canada chooses its next leader, let’s be clear: you can’t claim cultural sovereignty while leaving artists behind.
Trump threatens Canada’s bilingual and cultural foundations
Make no mistake. Trump has designs on the cultural and linguistic foundations of our nation. But are Canada’s political leaders ready to defend our bilingual character, to say nothing about standing up for Indigenous languages and cultures?
A wrong is a wrong is a wrong: new CAQ bills attack minorities
Quebec’s minority linguistic and cultural communities are now being bombarded with extreme nationalism in bills 84 and 94.
A new book highlights the bond between Quebecers and Les Canadiens
Although the Montreal Canadiens have fewer Quebecers than in the past, it continues to be the standard-bearer of French Canada.
Is Quebec becoming an authoritarian ‘nation’?
Along with signs of a rightward turn in government, there is the use of anonymous complaints against businesses and individuals.
Urgent: let’s be bold about our national identity
We have the building blocks to define a Canadian identity, but they need to be reviewed, reformed, and rebuilt.
Gretzky doesn’t have to comment
I wish Wayne Gretzky would say something. And we can judge people when they don’t. I am disappointed in Gretzky’s silence. But that’s where I leave it.
Heritage minister says CBC should cut ads from news content in new mandate proposal for public broadcaster
‘It’s time for our political leaders to send a message that they believe in CBC/Radio Canada and the essential role it plays in Canadian life,’ says Marla Boltman of the advocacy group Friends of Canadian Media.
Liberals unveil their vision for CBC/Radio-Canada’s future as looming snap election jeopardizes their plans
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says it’s important to complete her mandate, but Carleton journalism professor Chris Waddell says he’s ‘not sure this will survive much longer than the announcement.’
