He is the parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister and says he’s considering quitting. First announced in the 2018 Federal Budget the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) has given 50 million dollars to help underserved communities maintain local media… This funding is set to expire at the end of March. 

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Allison Smith

Further reading: 

• Key Liberal MP rips his government’s policy on Gaza war in private call with constituent –
• Local Journalism Initiative – Canada.ca
• Oliphant apologizes after video of him calling fellow Liberal MPs ‘arrogant’ over Israel genocide claims – National Post
• Stephen Harper: Israel’s war is just, Hamas must surrender or be eliminated – National Post
• Stephen Harper’s firm pours $350M into developing military tech for Israel – The Breach
• Federal money’s kept hundreds of journalists employed in Canada. But the program’s set to expire – CBC News

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