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Governments should not act as gatekeepers of expression or curators of information,” Hannaford observed. The CRTC, which has been around since 1968, was created to promote Canadian content. Over the years, its “mission creep,” as Hannaford called it, has grown and “transformed” it “into a...

Premier Doug Ford is advocating that 8 regional communities, including Waterloo Region will have their regional chair position appointed rather than elected by regional citizens. This is a direct attack on regional democracy and our right to elect who will be our regional chair person. Not only...

Message From Ted Dear VCC Community, In a recent interview with Jeremy Hammond, Nico Lagan asked a very important question – “What is the purpose of the Centre for Disease Control?” The same question might be asked of Health Canada. The answer is not what most Canadians assume...

In the last few weeks our federal government has expedited the passing of Bill C-15 and C-9. These are both bills that were objected to by a significant number of tax paying citizens. They were both pushed through the legislative process with great speed to receive royal assent. Was there a...

As Canadian citizens, we should all be asking parliament to review and challenge the serious implications of Bill-C 15, the Budget Implementation act (2024). This bill contains over 50 amendments to unrelated acts, bundled into one omnibus package. Many of these changes would normally require...