Two people who are deciding which media outlets will get hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer bailout cash have publicly praised Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party..The two advisors regularly attacked the Conservative Party on their social media and openly praised Justin Trudeau before he became prime minister in 2015, reported Ottawa-based political website Blacklock’s Reporter..One appointee, Professor Karim Karim of Ottawa, in a Twitter comment said Stephen Harper played the politics of hate, Blacklock’s said..Karim also blasted the editorial stance of Postmedia newspapers, Canada’s largest newspaper chain..“…it shouldn’t, but the National Post and Postmedia have had a long history of owner interference,” Blacklock’s reported that Karim had tweeted.. Trudeau fan and Liberal supporter deciding which media gets bailout money .Another member of the five-person advisory board, Margo Goodhand, was tweeting her support of Trudeau when he was opposition leader..“I am not a member of the Liberal Party… but I’m watching new Liberal leader Justin Trudeau these days as he goes up against Team Harper, and I have to admit that I wish him well,” she opined in an article with the title We Need Justin To Silence Bullies..In April, Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault promised cash for the bailout would soon be on the way..It will be the second time the feds have sent taxpayer bailout money to the media, after a $595-million financial-assistance program 18 months ago..The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a huge drop in advertising with dozens of newspapers being shuttered, including more than 20 in the Maritimes. There have been at least six publications in Quebec that have dropped Monday-to-Friday print editions, and four have closed in Manitoba. .Postmedia closed 15 community newspaper in Ontario and Manitoba..The Western Standard accepts no government monies..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694. The NDP have become a branch of the Liberals. They may as well make it official.
Two people who are deciding which media outlets will get hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer bailout cash have publicly praised Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party..The two advisors regularly attacked the Conservative Party on their social media and openly praised Justin Trudeau before he became prime minister in 2015, reported Ottawa-based political website Blacklock’s Reporter..One appointee, Professor Karim Karim of Ottawa, in a Twitter comment said Stephen Harper played the politics of hate, Blacklock’s said..Karim also blasted the editorial stance of Postmedia newspapers, Canada’s largest newspaper chain..“…it shouldn’t, but the National Post and Postmedia have had a long history of owner interference,” Blacklock’s reported that Karim had tweeted.. Trudeau fan and Liberal supporter deciding which media gets bailout money .Another member of the five-person advisory board, Margo Goodhand, was tweeting her support of Trudeau when he was opposition leader..“I am not a member of the Liberal Party… but I’m watching new Liberal leader Justin Trudeau these days as he goes up against Team Harper, and I have to admit that I wish him well,” she opined in an article with the title We Need Justin To Silence Bullies..In April, Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault promised cash for the bailout would soon be on the way..It will be the second time the feds have sent taxpayer bailout money to the media, after a $595-million financial-assistance program 18 months ago..The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a huge drop in advertising with dozens of newspapers being shuttered, including more than 20 in the Maritimes. There have been at least six publications in Quebec that have dropped Monday-to-Friday print editions, and four have closed in Manitoba. .Postmedia closed 15 community newspaper in Ontario and Manitoba..The Western Standard accepts no government monies..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694. The NDP have become a branch of the Liberals. They may as well make it official.
