On today’s show, we hear about the controversy over Canada’s Bill C-19, the Online News Act, and how it will affect community radio stations like CHMA. Alex Freedman, the Executive Director of the Community Radio Fund of Canada speaks to local journalism initiative reporter Pamela Klassen from Smithers, BC station CICK about the Online News Act, and what he thinks needs to happen now that Google and Facebook have started to block news links from being seen by Canadians. Plus in news briefs: it’s a busy August in Tantramar, and no swim advisories at Parlee Beach and Murray Beach.
