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In an effort to protest the CRTC’s proposed changes to “ease the ban on false or misleading news”, I’ve set up a new website: www.canadiansfortruth.ca

It’s a collection of resources for taking action, and links to articles for staying informed.

According to a recent article from the Wire Report, the CRTC has been opposed to the changes from the beginning; however, they continue to be pressed by a parliamentary committee. I thought the following was worth noting:

“[T]he serious harm that could result from the broadcast of false news is more foreseeable and potentially more serious than the harm that could result from the publication of false statements or tales not even held out as news and distributed by means other than broadcasting,” the letter, signed by John Keogh, the CRTC’s senior legal counsel, said.

“There is a reach and immediacy to the broadcasting industry that means that news bulletins heard by large audiences may not be subject to timely, independent verification. Moreover, at least in Canada, where prohibitions on false news have long been part of the tradition of regulation, there is a high level of public trust in what is broadcast as news by the licensees regulated by the Commission.”