Facebook friend Biden to meet Trudeau as Canada considers new social media rules
Facebook friend Biden to meet Trudeau as Canada considers new social media rules
By targeting Facebook and Google with new regulations, Ottawa is hitting two of the president s key campaign contributors By Charlie Smith
Prime Minister s Office
For years, Canadian critics of Big Tech have been accusing the Justin Trudeau government of being too lenient on Silicon Valley giants like Google and Facebook.
But last week, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbealt surprised some by suggesting that the federal government may join Australia in ensuring that Facebook and Google pay for news content produced by Canadian publishers.
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Ottawa funds pilots in Vancouver and Victoria to test models that help people avoid poisoned illicit drugs.
Moira Wyton is The Tyee’s health reporter. Follow her @moirawyton or reach her here. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES New programs aim to combine expanded safe supply and supports. But implementation depends on the province’s commitment to expand drug options.
Photo by Jesse Winter.
A first-of-its kind safer supply clinic in Vancouver’s downtown will begin to offer flexible, individual-centred care to people who use a variety of substances as early as this spring.