The Gutless Wonder of TIFF

TIFF’s whiff and the legacy of Trudeau’s media policies.

Carney is reversing course on the Liberal’s approach to media, but can the Canadian media ecosystem exorcise the ghost of Trudeau?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Ronit Novak

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:

• TIFF pulls documentary about Oct. 7 attack from lineup over security and rights concerns | CBC News
• Carney’s Digital Recalibration: How the Government is Trending Away from Justin Trudeau’s Digital Policy - Michael Geist
• Carney suggests he's considering rescinding Online News Act | National Post
• Some U.S. Republicans want Canada to axe its Online Streaming Act | CBC News
• Google sends $100M in funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption
• 23-year-old charged with assaulting Jewish man at Montreal park | CBC News

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