The Wire Report: Deacon and Liberal MP Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.), the bill’s sponsor in the House of Commons, believe sports betting has become an epidemic, especially for young Canadians, many of whom have become addicted and are suffering from knock-on financial and mental health consequences.
The pair of parliamentarians have suggested tackling the pervasiveness of gambling ads is one way to address what they describe as a burgeoning public health crisis.
“As Canada opens up to wider prediction markets like we see with Kalshi and Polymarket in the U.S., we are making the conditions perfect for a nation of problem gamblers,” said Deacon…