Rob at Prairie BBQ in Regina, Saskatchewan, uses TikTok to add heat to his BBQ business.

The consequences of Canada’s digital policies continue to unfold. Government oddly targeted TikTok’s corporate presence in Canada rather than the app itself. The result: millions in support for arts groups predictably canceled to comply with the ruling. x.com/CTVNews/status…

Holy Moly. When I agree with ADISQ you know the gov has lost the plot. "Pare says the partnership helped bring visibility to ADISQ. Last year’s gala had 6.5 million views on social media, .... she says was “unheard of” before TikTok came on board." ctvnews.ca/entertainment/…

I spoke with Jon Erlichman on BNN Bloomberg today about the 613,000 Canadian small businesses using TikTok, contributing $2.3B to Canada's GDP -- and why we need a solution to keep the TikTok Canada's jobs here to support these 🇨🇦 SMBs and Creators. bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/th…

Another Canadian Digital Policy Own Goal: Corporate TikTok Ban Leads to Millions in Lost Cultural Group Support michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/owngoa…

[1/2] Over the past 5 years, TikTok Canada has invested millions in Canadian culture — from Adisq, The JUNO Awards and TIFF to our Accelerator for Indigenous Creators, presented by @nsicaanda. Now, it’s all at risk. Read more: 🔗 shorturl.at/oK4Fz

[2/2] The federal shutdown order is forcing us to end these programs and cut hundreds of local jobs. This doesn't benefit Canadians. There is a better solution available to Minister Mélanie Joly that protects security, retains Canadian jobs and grows cultural investment.

"Carney Needs to Reconsider Shutting Down TikTok's Canadian Office" I offer my perspective as a Canadian politics content creator on the numerous reasons why this is a terrible idea.

I spoke this morning with Candace Daniel on Globalnews.ca about how TikTok Canada is being forced by the government to end its millions of dollars in funding for Canadian cultural organizations. globalnews.ca/video/11281207…

TikTok says Vancouver-based employees and cultural funding are at risk while the company hopes to meet with the federal government to reverse a shutdown order of all operations in Canada. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/07/10/tik…

TikTok: un outil essentiel qui génère 2,3 milliards $ pour l’économie canadienne tvanouvelles.ca/2025/07/10/tik…

TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/14/tik… #nationlnewswatch via National Newswatch

Thank you Brad Bradford✌️ for visiting TikTok Canada’s Toronto office to meet our local team - who are an important part of #Toronto’s cultural and media sector, but whose jobs are threatened by the federal government’s misguided TikTok policy.

Ottawa’s approach to TikTok is an incoherent failure theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

My op-ed on Canada’s approach to TikTok, which leaves us with the worst of all worlds: less protection against security and privacy risks, less support for the cultural sector, and less certainty about what the government is trying to achieve. x.com/globebusiness/…

Removing TikTok’s corporate offices and leaving the app untouched always seemed to guarantee the worst possible outcome by doing little to address the potential risks and bringing to halt some of the cultural benefits of having it operate in Canada. x.com/mgeist/status/…

Three Trudeau-era policies Prime Minister Mark Carney should reverse, James Moore writes. ctvnews.ca/politics/artic… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

What does the future hold for TikTok in Canada? The Big Story Podcast takes a look in today's episode. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/07/18/tik…

“This solves nothing and is a step backwards on a few fronts.”

bbno$, the Beaches warn approaching TikTok Canada closure will hurt homegrown artists nationalnewswatch.com/2025/08/20/bbn… #nationlnewswatch via National Newswatch