The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)When Should the CRTC Clamp Down on Foreign Broadcasters?
Published Apr 2, 2025, 9:00 AM
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
