Sun- Ford gov’t supports Ontario-based news publishers with $25M in advertising
“This is important. Everyone understands the value of journalism and a free press and its criticality to Canada and to democracy,” said Andrew MacLeod, Postmedia’s president and chief executive officer.
“I’m certainly extremely grateful to the leadership of Premier (Doug) Ford and his team. My hope is this will serve as an example, a North Star, not just for other provincial governments, but for the federal government and for major corporations.”
MacLeod said the initiative is something the publishing industry has been lobbying for with the Ontario government and other governments in Canada, including the federal government, and that it “didn’t make sense” that advertising dollars, paid for by taxpayers, were going to Google and Facebook.
Yes, “everyone understands the value of journalism” except the consumer who does not want to purchase yours you welfare queen! By the way MacLeod, this by definition forfeits any claim to being a “free press”.
Here is your new tag Kate: If it wasn’t for bought and paid for press, there would be no free press.
Our free press is like our free health care.
Yuri Andropov sends his kind regards and wonders if you’ve driven a Ford out of office, lately.
Madam Ford. She treats her whores good, eh?
Madam Ford is looking more and more like Juthtin Ina Fat Suit.
That fat “conservative” prick is nothing but another crony capitalist sucking up to whatever corporate teat will succor him after he gets turfed.
No wonder he gets along so well with Little Potato.
We would all be appalled if the previous Liberal government was doing the things that this “Conservative” Premier Douglas Ford was doing. In fact, he often campaigned against this socialist tripe.
Kathleen Wynne is owed an apology.
Dead right. But many give this Liberal twat a pass because he wears a blue tie.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The federal Lieberals buy the media? No problem, the provincial Crapservatives buy them back. (Is there a difference between the #ShinyPony fedlibs and the #RubberDougie provcons? You couldn’t slide a crisp new fiver between them.)
It’s good to own a Canadian media company right now. Free tax money flows like water. Fire more staff, let ChatBot write the news, and pocket the proceeds. Beautiful!
And really, what has changed here? They’re still lying, the only difference is who they’re lying for. All lies, all the time, 24/7/365.
“My hope is this will serve as an example, a North Star,”
My parents used to subscribe to the North Star – back when a town like Parry Sound Ontario with 5000 or so population could support a newspaper
What is it Kate says about pleasing your enemies…
“ ‘Everyone understands the value of journalism and a free press and its criticality to Canada and to democracy’, said Andrew MacLeod”
The biggest question. Did Andrew Macleod spit or swallow? My money says he swallowed. Post Media just burned its last bridge to honesty and integrity.
No actual conservative could get elected in Ontario.
‘Slightly Less Stupid’ is the most anyone can hope for.
And every media handout creates a financial conflict of interest.
Where are the disclosures of those conflicts?
A MSM fart costs 25 million.. This is an appetizer.. The fact is.. Our would sucks and along with it, is the news rubbing your nose in it.. Garbage fires and murdered people I don’t know..
The difference between Liberals doing this and Conservatives doing it is this: The media hates conservatives and will continue to be woke, anti conservative shills. You still won’t see them say anything positive about Ford or the conservatives.
Don’t for one second think I consider Ford a conservative, he is just wearing the brand right now. (Journalists can’t tell the difference.)
Publications eligible for the government advertising must be designated “Qualified Canadian Journalism Organizations” by the federal Canada Revenue Agency
If I ever see a government ad I’ll know to disdain that publication forevermore.
Government; where the grease flows like the champagne of Capistrano. Or something like that.