#59 A Ruckus at Roxham Road

March 7, 2023

Canadaland Politics

Host Mattea Roach is joined by Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson and Les Perreaux to talk about the latest at Roxham Road, the irregular border crossing where thousands of asylum seekers flock to Canada. What’s bringing them here and what’s happening once they arrive?

Aviva Lessard

Senior Producer

Noor Azrieh

Host/Producer

And a subset of Google users in Canada have discovered a bunch of Canadian news mysteriously disappearing from their search results… whose fault is this, and should we be concerned? We unpack the Online News Act, Bill C-18.

Host: Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guests: Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson, Les Perreaux

Background reading:

Canadians Fume as Migrants Surge at Their Border – New York Times
It’s time to close the breach at Roxham Road and enforce Canada’s borders – Globe and Mail
Niagara Falls facing ‘limits’ in accommodating influx of asylum seekers, mayor says – CBC News
Roxham: The little country road that became a big political headache for the Trudeau government – CBC News
Google threatens Canada, because it can – Globe and Mail
The Bill C-18 Reality: Everyone Loses When the Government Mandates Payments for Links – Michael Geist

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