Saturday, February 22, 2020

Liberal Party (Canada) paid news outlets millions for climate change content – True North

Liberals paid news outlets millions for climate change content – True North:
  • The Liberals handed out millions in taxpayer dollars to Canadian media companies willing to push their narrative on climate change.
"The Liberals handed out millions in taxpayer dollars to Canadian media companies willing to push their narrative on climate change. 
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, news outlets that wrote stories with an environmentalist angle were rewarded with funds from a $50 million Local Journalism Initiative organized by the Department of Canadian Heritage. 
The federal website describes the fund as supporting “the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada.”
...Despite the focus on local coverage for underserved communities, grants were awarded to mainstream outlets like the Toronto Star and the Montreal Gazette


The Liberals have also previously announced a $600 million bailout package for struggling mainstream media companies...
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