Counterpoint - Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

Alex is joined by: 

Mike Van Soelen - managing principal at Navigator...a public relations firm

and

Stephen LeDrew - lawyer...broadcaster...former president of the Liberal Party of Canada...currently, a homemaker

Topics include:

This is a travesty… how should Canada respond??
'We are going to send this back': Malaysia returning unwanted Canadian plastic

Andrew Scheer, immigration and racism.

In Ottawa, execs of twitter, Facebook and google were testifying at a committee that’s trying to figure out what should be done to protect Canadian citizens' privacy online and curb the spread of disinformation. A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. Venture capitalist Roger McNamee told the committee "If your goals are to protect democracy and personal liberty, you have to be bold. You have to force a radical transformation of the business model of internet platforms At the end of the day, though, the most effective path to reform would be to shut down the platforms at least temporarily … The time has come to call their bluff."

Dream big baby. Who do you think will step up to the plate and offer to develop Ontario Place? Disney? Also, is it dumb for the province to take a casino off the table?Ford government looking for global partners to redevelop Ontario Place, casino off the table.

Toronto police have been using facial recognition technology for more than a year — a tool police say increases the speed and efficiency of criminal investigations and has led to arrests in major crimes including homicides. This Artificial intelligence has since been banned in San Francisco.

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