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by olalonde 928 days ago
> Trusted Sources approved by Your Friend, The Government

This. From the C-18 bill:

Requires the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the “Commission”) to maintain a list of digital news intermediaries in respect of which the enactment applies.
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bryanlarsen 928 days ago
It's not arbitrary. Any organization which meets fairly transparent requirements must be on the list.
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Georgelemental 928 days ago
> is either a member of a recognized journalistic association and follows the code of ethics of a recognized journalistic association or has its own code of ethics whose standards of professional conduct require adherence to the recognized processes and principles of the journalism profession, including fairness, independence and rigour in reporting news and handling sources; or

Doesn't sound transparent to me. What does "fairness" mean? "Independent" of whom? "Recognized" by whom?

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olalonde 928 days ago
That's in theory. In practice, it's the same CRTC that shutdown a right-wing radio station in Quebec for saying "offensive and insulting remarks"[0] and that recently considered banning Fox News from Canada[1]. It's hard to believe that they are really objective and impartial.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHOI-FM#Dispute_with_the_CRTC

[1] https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/crtc-delays-decision-...

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