Reconciliation in the age of AI and social media – Policy Options

December 4, 2025

To help achieve reconciliation, we need a free, strong media where Canadians can get accurate information, hear diverse views and have open dialogue.

When I was a young journalist, my role was to share stories and create spaces where audiences learned about the world outside their everyday lives. Over the span of two decades, I had an inside view of an era when news organizations began making a concerted effort to diversify their newsrooms, recognizing they needed to broaden the communities they covered and the stories they told.

The media is not perfect, and mainstream news often continued to reflect mainstream Canada’s reality. But over the years, there has also been detailed coverage of crucial issues such as residential schools and the need for reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Not everyone has agreed on the issues or potential solutions but the media has generally presented facts in a balanced way.

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