The Public Policy Forum has released a report, The Shattered Image: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age (January 2017), on the increasingly dire state of Canadian media and the deleterious impact of declining “civic-function” journalism on democracy. The report defines civic-function news as: the coverage of elected officials and public institutions, from legislatures, […]
The Liberal government is conducting an online consultation on national security as it moves toward amending the Anti-terrorism Act. See “Liberals identify 10 key national security issues for public consultations,” (CBC.ca, 8 September 2016). This is a rare opportunity for Canadians to weigh in on critical issues like Bill C-51. Here is what the B.C. Civil […]
