This paper presents three alternative, although linked, explanations for the decline in quality of the Canadian media in the twenty-first century. Roger Bird argues that news and information are being replaced with irrelevant infotainment. David Taras argues that a 'right-wing media infrastructure' dominates while Paul Nesbitt-Larking traces it to the inherently corporate structure of the industry itself. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.