Tag / Finance Minister Bill Morneau
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Media fund panel asks Ottawa to help small newsrooms and spend ad dollars at home
A government-appointed collective of journalism associations and unions issues its final report Continue Reading Media fund panel asks Ottawa to help small newsrooms and spend ad dollars at home
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The Trudeau government’s tax subsidy for journalism puts the Halifax Examiner in an impossible situation
Besides everything else I do, I am first of all a business owner. I started Halifax Examiner Inc. in 2014 with all my life savings, $10,000. By the time the first post…
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Liberals’ journalism funding makes it harder to launch news startups
We’re not looking for a handout. But we didn’t expect the government to distort the playing field so dramatically Continue Reading Liberals’ journalism funding makes it harder to launch news startups
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Government funding for journalism: To what end?
The federal budget has finally answered some of the questions about the Liberal government’s plans to subsidize the news business, which were first floated late last year. But the details revealed by…
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As Ottawa helps the news industry, latest research suggests journalists’ loyalties are tough to buy
By Heather Rollwagen, Ryerson University and Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University Ottawa has finally announced the details of how it will offer financial assistance to the country’s struggling news media industry — a…
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The Journalism Fund Tracker
The latest news and commentary on the federal government’s $600-million tax package for the Canadian journalism industry Continue Reading The Journalism Fund Tracker
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Here’s what the journalism industry has to say about Morneau’s $600-million bailout
More questions than answers as finance minister unveils supports to Canadian news. Continue Reading Here’s what the journalism industry has to say about Morneau’s $600-million bailout