Hudson's Bay Identity Theft

July 8, 2021

SHARE

Short Cuts

Hudson’s Bay Identity Theft

Twitter conversations seem more interesting than the media's coverage on Canada's first Indigenous Governor-General. The Bay tries to empower BIPOC while stealing one's likeness without consent. And Canada's new "guiding principles" for diverse content online feel off to Jesse.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Tiffany Lam

Producer

Tristan Capacchione

Audio Editor & Technical Producer

Writer and lawyer Hadiya Roderique co-hosts.

Links:

Hadiya’s essay that the stolen photograph actually accompanied
The “Guiding principles on diversity of content online” here (Press release with a shorter summary here)

This episode is supported by PolicyMe and Squarespace.

More from this series

#1079 Trudeau’s Next Move, and the Truth About the Gig Economy

What Toronto Star got wrong about UberEats, plus an update on the shaky Trudeau government.

December 20, 2024

#1078 Overthrown for the Holidays

Justin Trudeau won’t walk in the snow.

December 18, 2024

#1075 Did Trudeau Just Hand Trump Canada’s Arctic?

What’s the deal with the “North American Arctic”?

December 13, 2024

#1074 A Canadian Politician Just Admitted to Taking Orders From India

Testifying in Parliament last week, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown revealed how India affected his 2022 bid to lead the Conservative Party of Canada

December 11, 2024

#1071 The Real Reason Why Newspapers Are Suing ChatGPT

Canada’s legacy media is suing OpenAI, alleging they’re “strip-mining journalism” by using news articles to train its popular ChatGPT software.

December 6, 2024

#1070 Trump’s Big Meatloaf, Trudeau’s Tiny Victory

Was the positive tone of Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago visit overstated by Canadian media?

December 4, 2024

#1067 Why Unions Get Bad Press

Are Canada Post employees scabbing for Santa?

November 29, 2024

#1065 Montreal Riot (Taylor’s Version)

On Friday, Trudeau made international headlines when he attended a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto while protests erupted in Montreal.

November 27, 2024

All Podcasts

Short Cuts