Would a Social Media Ban for Users Under 16 Work Here in Canada?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential effectiveness of a social media ban for users under 16 in Canada, alongside political commentary and the significance of Tax Freedom Day.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY’S POLLING, POILIEVRE'S ALBERTA SPEECH & THE OPENING OF THE GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Together, they react to news of the soon-to-be opening Gord Howie bridge and the tensions associated with it, Poilievre's speech to Albertans and how Carney's Liberals are doing according to polling. TODAY MARKS “TAX FREEDOM DAY” Libby Znaimer is joined by Kris Sims, Alberta director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Today marks "Tax Freedom Day". We get into what this day is all about. CANADA WANTS TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 16, WILL IT WORK? Libby Znaimer is joined by Jonathan Lamont, Editor-in-Chief of ZoomerMedia property MobileSyrup and Carmi Levy, technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario. Canada wants to impose a social media ban for individuals under the age of 16, but will it actually work? We can look to Australia to see how well their ban is holding up with this demographic.

People in this episode

Host: Libby Znaimer

Guests: George Smitherman, Cheri DiNovo, Lisa Raitt, Kris Sims, Jonathan Lamont, Carmi Levy

Topics covered

• social media ban
• youth safety
• political analysis
• tax freedom
• technology impact
• public policy

Keywords

• social media
• ban
• youth
• Canada
• politics
• Tax Freedom Day
• Gordie Howe Bridge
• technology
• public policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Taxpayers Federation, ZoomerMedia

Places: Canada, Alberta, London, Ontario, Australia, Gordie Howe Bridge

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