The budget promises $10 million a year, none of it to newspaper publishers. And all of the objections that apply to direct handouts to newspaper publishers apply to the measures announced in the budget. It may not mean “card-carrying Liberal who will take the Liberal party line on every matter.” It does not need to. But the beachhead having successfully been established, does anyone really think it will stop there? And let the newspaper publishers not be too downhearted.

Source: National Post March 03, 2018 02:15 UTC