With Jesse away, Justin Ling takes over to talk about Google’s $100 million payment for Canadian news and how a ragtag group of independent publishers will end up deciding who gets the money. Is Google trolling us? 

Plus, Canada has entered its foreign interference era, but are we too polite to name names? Paul McLeod helps unpack new allegations of treason in Ottawa, and what we should do about it.

Host: Justin Ling

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Paul McLeod

Further reading: 

• Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies | Politics | thecanadianpressnews.ca 
• Canadian Journalism Collective to represent Canadian news businesses under Online News Act – The Canadian Journalism Collective
• How we’re moving forward with the Canadian news ecosystem – Google 
• The Behind-the-Scenes Bill C-18 Battle: How Newspapers, Big Broadcasters and the CBC Are Trying to Seize Control Over How Google Money is Allocated to Canadian Media – Michael Geist  
• Password Sharing OK: Judge | Blacklock’s Reporter 
• The Logic announces $4M capital raise, led by FT Ventures – The Logic 
• Some MPs helping foreign actors like China and India meddle in Canadian politics: report | CBC News 
• Green Leader Elizabeth May says there’s no list of disloyal current MPs in unredacted NSICOP report | CBC News 

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