#221 Indie Journalists On The Government News Bailout

March 5, 2018

CANADALAND

"I don't want to be trusted by the government."

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

After two years of reports and stuffy consultations, the slow-moving train-wreck that’s been the “news bailout” has made its way into the proposed 2018-19 federal budget.

Though crucial details are pending, PostMedia Network’s CEO Paul Godfrey and former Globe and Mail EIC Ed Greenspon are not happy—so maybe this isn’t such a bad thing after all… The budget dedicates $50 million dollars over five years to “supporting local journalism,” but who’s eligible for funding?

Jesse speaks with entrepreneurs running innovative digital media startups across the country to gauge their reactions, and to see if any of them will be vying for a piece of the government-made pie.

Maureen Googoo of Ku’Ku’Kwes News (Atlantic Canada), Tim Bousquet of The Halifax Examiner (Halifax), Erin Millar of Discourse Media (Vancouver), Jeremy Klaszus of The Sprawl (Calgary), and James Baxter of iPolitics (Ottawa) join Jesse.

More from this series

#870 The Plan To Block All Canadian News

How Bill C-18, the Online News Act, will make news less available.

March 27, 2023

#868 The Senator Fighting Bill C-11

Senator Paula Simons fears that the Online Streaming Act will make Canada a “cultural backwater.” A key amendment she proposed was rejected by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. Will the Senate take on the Trudeau government and defeat the bill?

March 20, 2023

#864 Scams And Slime: C-11 And The Future Of CanCon

Do people watch Canadian film and television? What even is CanCon? Will Bill C-11 fix any of that?

March 6, 2023

#862 Donors To BIPOC Retreat Feel It Was A “Scam”

There aren’t a lot of dedicated spaces for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Nova Scotia. One community group wanted to change that — but instead were betrayed.

February 27, 2023

#860 Why We Need Guns

Ian Runkle, firearms lawyer, makes the pro-gun case to Jesse, following a political victory for gun rights advocates.

February 20, 2023

#858 One Rich Man Won’t Save Journalism

They said they’d found a way to save journalism. They did not.

February 13, 2023

#854 Big Trouble with Meddling China

The Chinese state has infiltrated Canadian democracy at all levels, according to a bombshell report from investigative reporter Sam Cooper of Global News. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a stern denial, throwing cold water on the story. Who's telling the truth? And exactly what is Beijing up to in Canada? Sam Cooper explains his work.

January 30, 2023

#852 Medical Lies From The Maritimes

CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before being dropped like a hot potato.

January 23, 2023

All Podcasts

CANADALAND