Peter Menzies: Canada Needs a Sound Free-Market Strategy for News Industry, Not Confetti Thrown at Favourites

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Commentary

The big debate about the future of Canada’s mainstream media these days won’t be about whether or not its newsrooms will be made dependent on the good graces of Justin Trudeau’s government. That’s over.