The CRTC determines which foreign channels can be distributed in this country. In 2022, it banned RT and RT France, state-controlled Russian TV channels. Now some are arguing Fox News deserves the same treatment, as hosts on the network are questioning Canadian sovereignty and ratcheting up the trade-war rhetoric. But would dropping the channel be a threat to free speech? When does free speech become propaganda, and when - if ever - should propaganda be banned? To discuss, I'm joined by In Calgary, Peter Menzies Senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former vice-chair of communications for the CRTC In Ottawa, Christopher Dornan Former professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University And in the studio... Joanna Baron Executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation and Jeffrey Dvorkin Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Massey College, formerly of NPR News and CBC Radio News

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