So the liberal government has announced a $600m bailout for the media in their fall budget.
They've appointed an impartial (LOL!!!) Committee to determine which media organizations will receive funding.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/201...n-tax-measures
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The federal government is stepping in to help the struggling Canadian media industry with new tax credits and incentives valued at nearly $600 million over the next five years.
"To protect the vital role that independent news media play in our democracy and in our communities, we will be introducing measures to help support journalism in Canada," Finance Minister Bill Morneau said in his speech to the House of Commons.
The full details of the program won't be available until the next federal budget, after the government receives advice from an independent panel from the news industry.
The goal is for the program to be funded by the government but have no role for politicians to decide what constitutes a media outlet or who would be eligible. That way, the government hopes to avoid the appearance of conflict between a free press and government influence.
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I wonder if Jerry Dias, the unifor union leader will be at the table. His union represents some 13,000 Canadian journalists.
He tweeted last week that he was leading the "resistance" and was Andrew Scheers "worst nightmare".