With Meta making good on its threat to expunge news from Facebook and Instagram, Canada’s publishers and broadcasters pin their hopes on the Competition Bureau to set things right. (We’re doomed?)And when the Liberals promised to plant 2 billion trees, they probably weren’t betting that anyone would actually try to keep count.The Narwhal’s Mike De Souza joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Mike De Souza Further reading: CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada - CBCDo It, F*ckers! - How Things WorkWas Elon Musk’s banning of rival social-media links on Twitter illegal? - The Globe and Mail (2022)Opinion: What's B.C.'s next move on Fairy Creek logging? - The NarwhalOilsands giants lobbied to weaken emissions cap - The NarwhalOttawa modifie discrètement son calcul des deux milliards d’arbres - Le DevoirTurns out that wasn't the tweet - Paul Wells Sponsors: Douglas,Athletic Greens, If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.   You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.