Down the Social Media Rabbit Hole

Presented by Chantal Hébert, National Affairs Columnist, The Toronto Star With the advent of a wired world, what is the impact on the connection between the media, public policy makers and voters? Are we on the cusp of a golden information era or do we just talk a lot more and listen a lot less? Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer with The Toronto Star and a guest columnist for L’Actualité. She is a weekly participant on the political panel At Issue on CBC’s The National, as well as on Les Coulisses du Pouvoir and the Montreal show C’est pas trop tôt on Radio-Canada. Ms. Hébert began her career in Toronto as a reporter for the regional newsroom of Radio-Canada in 1975 before moving on to Parliament Hill for Radio-Canada. She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for Le Devoir and La Presse. Ms. Hébert’s second book titled The Morning After was published in September. In 2014 she won a National Magazine Award (gold) for her political column in L’Actualité. She is an officer of the Order of Canada. More information: http://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/News_Events/The_Tansley_Lecture/index.php

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