‘We have to be ready to begin and able to pivot quickly’: tourism marketing arm looks inward to keep the dream alive
Destination Canada’s more recent tourism efforts have looked at the “unexpected” parts of the country, with a new domestic focus that experts say needs to be continued until cross-border and international travel can really start moving again. The current state of the tourism market is “apocalyptic” for some areas like the cities, Greg Oates, senior […]
Grenier leaves CBC; Petty to guest host Power & Politics this summer; Zainab Al-Mehdar joins Hill Times news team
Éric Grenier, the popular polls analyst who still goes by @EricGrenierCBC on Twitter, left the CBC’s parliamentary bureau last week and was mysterious about what’s next. “After nearly seen years working with the CBC in parliamentary bureau as the CBC’s polls analyst, I’ve decided it is time to move on and do something different,” he […]
Senator’s ‘good faith’ journalism royalties bill flawed, say media watchdogs
A Senate public bill aims to give royalties to journalistic organizations that see their work disseminated on digital platforms, but detractors point to issues with its implementation that could impair its ability to help. In the lead-up to Bill S-225, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) said he would table legislation to ensure huge […]
Survey says: designs for new Afghan war monument in Ottawa open for feedback
Canadians can now weigh in on the design for a new monument honouring Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, which is set to be built on the east side of Booth Street, across from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. After a 2019 call for proposals, five teams were shortlisted with their designs now publicly available for […]
On O’Toole’s post-run beverages, and why this pandemic needs to end
OTTAWA—Victoria Day weekend has come and gone. But one thing remains, an ongoing discussion, if you can call it that, about a photo Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole posted on social media of himself post run with a beer he said his wife brought to him. People, clearly drained by being locked in too long and […]
NDP’s Qaqqaq announces planned departure from federal politics
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, who garnered attention this year for her Nunavut housing tour, announced on May 20 that she will not be re-offering in the next election. The news broke on Twitter through a written statement from the first-term MP, which did not touch on the exact reason she decided to leave politics. Ms. […]
Chaotic communication causing confusion in broadcasting bafflegab
OTTAWA—Does Steven Guilbeault even understand the internet? Do any of his advisers? Minister of Heritage Guilbeault proved on a disastrous May 9 appearance on CTV’s Question Period with Evan Solomon that he doesn’t understand how the greatest media and communications revolution of our time, or its impact on society, works. Bill C-10, currently in committee, […]
Come walk with me: Sen. Simons leads tour of ‘glories’ and ‘absurdities’ of hometown park
“When people think of Alberta, they probably don’t think of avant-garde, mid-century, modern heritage architecture,” Independent Senator Paula Simons said of Coronation Park, the area she decided to hold a virtual tour through. As a part of the annual global Jane’s Walk festival, citizen-led walking conversations are par for the course. The event celebrates the […]
Bill C-10: how closing the YouTube ‘loophole’ created a political firestorm
The controversy around the government’s bill to update the Canadian Broadcasting Act has made a few things abundantly clear: the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP all say they support freedom of expression, Canadian culture, and cracking down on the “web giants.” The details of how to do all of that at once, and score points with […]
CRTC has chance to prove itself in ensuring CBC lives up to its mandate
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is about to make some very important decisions about the CBC’s licence conditions, with profound implications for the CBC and for Canada. Undoubtedly, the CRTC has been deliberating at length over CBC management’s request to keep its digital activities free of regulation, and to reduce its obligations regarding Canadian […]
