The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the federal government to stop funding the media..“Taxpayers should not be forced to fund media corporations,” Alberta Director of the CTF Kris Sims said. .“Canadians are struggling to afford the basics like food and fuel and there’s no way that taxpayers should be on the hook to write payroll cheques for the media.”.Sims said Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez told reporters that if internet tech companies like Google and Facebook do not start paying media outlets, then the government would provide “resources” to newsrooms..The federal government announced a media bailout worth $595 million in 2019..The funding can total about $13,000 per newsroom position..“Journalists are supposed to hold the politicians accountable, but it’s tough to hold someone accountable when they’re the ones sending your pay cheques,” Sims said..“The government should defund the CBC and end the media bailout.”
