Host Mattea Roach is joined by Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson and Les Perreaux to talk about the latest at Roxham Road, the irregular border crossing where thousands of asylum seekers flock to Canada. What’s bringing them here and what’s happening once they arrive?
And a subset of Google users in Canada have discovered a bunch of Canadian news mysteriously disappearing from their search results… whose fault is this, and should we be concerned? We unpack the Online News Act, Bill C-18.
Host: Mattea Roach
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guests: Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson, Les Perreaux
Background reading:
- Canadians Fume as Migrants Surge at Their Border - New York Times
- It’s time to close the breach at Roxham Road and enforce Canada’s borders - Globe and Mail
- Niagara Falls facing 'limits' in accommodating influx of asylum seekers, mayor says - CBC News
- Roxham: The little country road that became a big political headache for the Trudeau government - CBC News
- Google threatens Canada, because it can - Globe and Mail
- The Bill C-18 Reality: Everyone Loses When the Government Mandates Payments for Links - Michael Geist
Sponsors: Douglas, Bryce@100, Athletic Greens
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