Big Tech

A new target has popped up on Google’s radar. The tech giant is coming for Canada’s cities and Toronto’s waterfront is at the top of their hit list.

The sweeping Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review (BTLR) distilled into six simple principles.

The Yale Panel report offers measured and practical advice.

The Yale Panel has confirmed the CRTC has the jurisdiction it needs to require the global online media giants to follow our rules for contributing to the creation of Canadian content. Ottawa should move immediately to direct the CRTC to make that happen.

We need to act now if we want there to be anyone left to tell our stories.

Introducing FRIENDS’ new regular columnist, journalist Marie-Ève Martel, who will report on issues regarding the media in Quebec. In her first post of the year, she examines the key topics to watch in the year ahead.

Thanks to our generous supporters, we're able to harness political cartoonist Michael de Adder’s powerful illustrations to advocate for better funding for the CBC, stronger policies to protect Canadian culture, and much more.

FRIENDS’ executive director Daniel Bernhard looks back at a year of upheaval for big tech and journalism, and vows to make sure the federal government keeps its promises in 2020.

Chronic underfunding and stiff competition from Silicon Valley giants are threatening the survival of Quebec TV production.