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Kevin Desjardins is president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.

It’s time to prioritize Canada’s media sovereignty and democratic resilience

  • Canada must reject any attempt to treat our media sovereignty as a bargaining chip in this critical trade negotiation.
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | March 2, 2026
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller. Canada’s digital and media sovereignty and well-funded and supported media companies are not luxuries—they are necessities, writes Kevin Desjardins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to prioritize Canada’s media sovereignty and democratic resilience

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | March 2, 2026
  • Canada must reject any attempt to treat our media sovereignty as a bargaining chip in this critical trade negotiation.

It’s time to prioritize Canada’s media sovereignty and democratic resilience

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | March 2, 2026
  • Canada must reject any attempt to treat our media sovereignty as a bargaining chip in this critical trade negotiation.
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller. Canada’s digital and media sovereignty and well-funded and supported media companies are not luxuries—they are necessities, writes Kevin Desjardins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian news is in trouble: we can’t afford to let tech giants make its financial difficulties worse

  • We fail to understand how there can be any consideration of excluding certain news providers based solely on the underlying industry or the technology
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | June 1, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the minister responsible for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian news is in trouble: we can’t afford to let tech giants make its financial difficulties worse

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | June 1, 2023
  • We fail to understand how there can be any consideration of excluding certain news providers based solely on the underlying industry or the technology

Canadian news is in trouble: we can’t afford to let tech giants make its financial difficulties worse

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | June 1, 2023
  • We fail to understand how there can be any consideration of excluding certain news providers based solely on the underlying industry or the technology
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the minister responsible for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Google’s willingness to block Canadians’ access to news underscores need for Bill C-18

  • Given the importance of legitimate, professional newsrooms to Canada’s democracy, these foreign web giants should not be able to choose the winners and losers
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | March 1, 2023
Were it not for legislation like Bill C-18 that levels the negotiating power, web giants like Google and Facebook would continue to set the rules in a way that benefits them most, writes Kevin Desjardins. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Google’s willingness to block Canadians’ access to news underscores need for Bill C-18

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | March 1, 2023
  • Given the importance of legitimate, professional newsrooms to Canada’s democracy, these foreign web giants should not be able to choose the winners and losers

Google’s willingness to block Canadians’ access to news underscores need for Bill C-18

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | March 1, 2023
  • Given the importance of legitimate, professional newsrooms to Canada’s democracy, these foreign web giants should not be able to choose the winners and losers
Were it not for legislation like Bill C-18 that levels the negotiating power, web giants like Google and Facebook would continue to set the rules in a way that benefits them most, writes Kevin Desjardins. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canada’s broadcasters need a fair deal to compete in new reality

  • This is a critical moment for Canada’s private broadcasters, which calls for urgent legislative and regulatory change. Over the past decade, broadcasters within Canada’s
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | February 8, 2021
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Feb. 3, 2020, on the Hill, is the minister responsible for the Broadcasting Act and any amendments to it, including Bill C-10, which is only at first reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s broadcasters need a fair deal to compete in new reality

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | February 8, 2021
  • This is a critical moment for Canada’s private broadcasters, which calls for urgent legislative and regulatory change. Over the past decade, broadcasters within Canada’s

Canada’s broadcasters need a fair deal to compete in new reality

Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | February 8, 2021
  • This is a critical moment for Canada’s private broadcasters, which calls for urgent legislative and regulatory change. Over the past decade, broadcasters within Canada’s
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Feb. 3, 2020, on the Hill, is the minister responsible for the Broadcasting Act and any amendments to it, including Bill C-10, which is only at first reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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