These days, when I open my newspaper IB次元官网网址檓 always wondering whether itB次元官网网址檚 the last time IB次元官网网址檒l get to read my favourite column or get a story about whatB次元官网网址檚 happening in our community. Due to years of government inaction and the hostility of big foreign players, CanadaB次元官网网址檚 news industry is dying.
HereB次元官网网址檚 the thing, though: Canadian storytelling matters. Whether it is on screens or in our newspapers, whether it is about a new initiative to support local businesses or about a new after-school program B次元官网网址� our stories tell us who we are as a society. So if these stories disappear, so do we.
And thatB次元官网网址檚 the crux of my fear. Canadian storytelling is going extinct and the government is simply standing idly by.
An election will be called any day now. I want our candidates to know that my vote comes at a price: if you donB次元官网网址檛 offer substantive solutions to the Canadian news crisis, you can forget about my vote.
I hope my fellow readers, my fellow community members, will join me in demanding more from our elected officials.
Karin Anders
Victoria
