No Talking Points: Season One, Episode Six

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics

Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics | Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star | Kieran Leavitt, Toronto Star

Executives from Facebook Canada appeared before the Heritage committee earlier this week to defend their role in news distribution. Do Facebook and Big Tech overall have an unfair advantage? Ontario, B.C., and Quebec clamp down with more restrictions as cases of COVID variants increase, and there’s a push to bend the curve through vaccinations. How will this two-track approach affect Canadians?

The House isn’t sitting next week, but there are a few interesting committees to watch. We’ll let you know what’s worth keeping an eye on.