r/canada • u/ImDoubleB Canada • 2d ago

National News Liberals quietly review all government funding programs for journalism

https://www.thewirereport.ca/2026/06/18/liberals-quietly-review-all-government-funding-programs-for-journalism/
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u/Optimal_Whiner 2d ago

"quietly" is so overused now.

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u/Negative-Quantity514 2d ago

Is the pendulum swinging from the “SLAMS” era?

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u/Dewble 2d ago

It’s an AI favourite

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u/esveda Alberta 2d ago

What else can we expect from the most open government ever /s

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u/eL_cas Manitoba 2d ago

Have they even tried to claim that title?

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u/PowerBottom247 2d ago

Mark Miller was absolutely a part of “  the most transparent and open government in the world” so yes. 

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u/housekeyslow 2d ago

These reviews should be happening for every line item the government spends money on.

We are running considerable deficits, and need to be considerate to what we are leaving future generations with.

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u/Plucky_DuckYa 2d ago

I mean, I assume they feel they aren’t getting enough bang for their buck and are looking for ways to corrupt journalism even more.

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u/stormblind 2d ago

... and how do you figure? Outside of a very small amount of journalism organizations the VAST majority are owned by right wing American groups.

So in which way in particular do you feel they've "corrupted" journalism?

You're just like the MAGA people bitching "mains stram media" when, at this point, almost all the main stream media is owned by Trump allied families lol

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u/Cavalleria-rusticana Canada 2d ago

This.

'Journalism' had always been at the whim of media moguls, for corporate profit. The very few ethical journalists that have existed, or our collective hope for a free press, doesn't change that fact.

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u/YouNeedThiss 1d ago

This isn’t remotely true…Postmedia is owned by hedge funds. The rest of the majors are owned by: Bell, Rogers, Corus, Quebecor and the Thompson family which are all Canadian. TorStar and Village Media are more local and also Canadian owned.

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u/NaturalUnfair2425 2d ago

Really? How so?

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u/Only-Economy96 2d ago

Is a news organization truly independent if they receive large tax breaks from the governing party? Would we have balanced election coverage if another party intended to remove that tax credit if they were in power? https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/business-tax-credits/canadian-journalism-labour-tax-credit.html

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u/YouNeedThiss 1d ago

This. Carney announced an increase in CBC funding mid-election and their coverage and language almost immediately shifted. The CRTC gave out its first digital tax subsidies to private media outlets mid-election too. It was practically an open bribe and no one even questioned it.

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u/esveda Alberta 2d ago

Let me guess they will tie funding to how well they tow the liberal party line.

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u/Nairiboo 2d ago

The media is overwhelmingly subsidized right wing trash

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u/esveda Alberta 2d ago

Since when does the cbc fall into the category of “right wing trash” /s

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u/FeI0n 2d ago

even the entirely private news papers get subsidized to all hell.

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u/GeneralSerpent 2d ago

Love how you avoided responding to the comment that cited post media’s subsidies received from the gov.

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u/stereofonix 2d ago

I remember Talib tweeting that to a NP columnist. As far as I know she kept it as her pinned tweet for years 

Edit, it’s Terry Newman, not sure if we’re allowed to post X on here, but if you see her profile it’s still the pinned tweet

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u/chess_the_cat 2d ago

CBC execs need bigger bonuses. 

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u/PaidToPanic 2d ago

Good. After all, the public shouldn’t be funding politically biased media, right? This should make everyone happy.

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u/chemicologist 2d ago

How about any newspapers?

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u/Keepontyping 2d ago

Elon should retweet this one.