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Even More Subsidies & “Pandemic Bucks”, For Propping Up Canadian Media

On April 1, 2020, the Canada Media Fund Corporation received a $222,896,077 grant from the Canadian Government. Of this, $88,750,000 was specified as Covid relief. This is just one of the many grants Canadian media companies have been getting in recent years.

SEARCH FOR MEDIA GRANTS

1. The Media Is Not Loyal To The Public

Truth is essential in society, but the situation in Canada is worse than people imagine. In Canada (and elsewhere), the mainstream media, periodicals, and fact-checkers are subsidized, though they deny it. Post Media controls most outlets in Canada, and many “independents” have ties to Koch/Atlas. Real investigative journalism is needed, and some pointers are provided.

2. How Your Tax Dollars Are Being Used

NAME TIME AMOUNT
***9320-6712 Québec inc. Oct. 8, 2020 $36,026
***Canadian Association Of Broadcasters Apr. 1, 2020 $22,500,000
***Canadian Association Of Community Television Users, Stations Apr. 1, 2020 $1,000,000
***Canadian Association Of Community Television Users, Stations Apr. 1, 2020 $500,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Jul. 18, 2006 $119,950,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Nov. 21, 2007 $119,950,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Jun. 20, 2008 $119,950,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Jun. 8, 2009 $119,950,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2010 $134,146,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Mar. 25, 2011 $34,596,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Aug. 12, 2011 $99,550,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation May 8, 2012 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation May 2, 2013 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation May 5, 2014 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation May 22, 2015 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation May 13, 2016 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2017 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2018 $134,146,077
Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2018 – Mar. 31, 2019 $16,960,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2020 $157,793,710
***Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2020 $222,896,077
***Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2020 $22,000,000
Canada Media Fund Corporation Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $26,365,000
Canada News Media Association May 1, 2019 $14,400,000
***Community Radio Fund Of Canada Apr. 1, 2020 $2,000,000
***Ethor Media Ltd. Jul. 27, 2020 $413,883
Maclean’s Inc. Apr. 1, 2018 – Mar. 31, 2019 $1,403,958
Maclean’s Inc. Apr. 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2020 $1,252,398
Maclean’s Inc. Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $1,252,398
***Maclean’s Inc. Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $313,100
***New Media Manitoba Aug. 20, 2020 $100,000
***On Screen Manitoba Incorporated Aug. 18, 2020 $75,000
Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2020 $1,132,104
Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2020 $441,941
Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $441,941
Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $431,271
Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $265,813
Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $125,359
***Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $110,485
***Reader’s Digest Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $66,453
***sMedia Ventures Aug. 5, 2020 $266,554
Telefilm Canada Jun. 8, 2007 $29,000,000
Telefilm Canada Jun. 10, 2009 $14,300,000
***YMCA Of Greater Saint John Sep. 4, 2020 $25,000

This is by no means all of the grants that have come recently. But it should give an idea about where the public’s money is going.

***Indicates it was specified as Covid-19 funding

3. Canada Financing Covid Propaganda Abroad

NAME PLACE YEAR AMOUNT
***Community Media Network Jordan 2020 $30,169
***La Voz Publica para la Verificacion del Discurso Publico (Chequeado) Argentina 2020 $28,750
***Red para la Diversidad Sexual (REPADIS) Paraguay 2020 $15,246
***Salam Afghanistan Media Organization Afghanistan 2020 $62,000

Serious question: why are we funding these programs abroad? It’s bad enough the brainwashing that goes on domestically, but this maybe even worse.

***Indicates it was specified as Covid-19 funding

4. Canadian Media Long Term Dependents

Various media in Canada, such as television, radio, newspapers have long been dependent on the Government, (or rather, taxpayers), to remain viable. The consequence is that when Ottawa or the Provinces have agendas to implement, few will be in any position to investigate them too hard. The result is almost universal media approval.

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Digital Citizen Contribution Program: “Pandemic Bucks” To Fight Misinformation

Nothing screams dystopian nightmare quite like using tax dollars to deploy artificial intelligence to find ways to counter critics of the “pandemic” narrative. It’s not like the AI could be put to good use, or anything like that.

Now, many of these groups aren’t getting money specifically for this, but the same “disinformation” research could still be applied in most cases.

1. The Media Is Not Loyal To The Public

Truth is essential in society, but the situation in Canada is worse than people imagine. In Canada (and elsewhere), the mainstream media, periodicals, and fact-checkers are subsidized, though they deny it. Post Media controls most outlets in Canada, and many “independents” have ties to Koch/Atlas. Real investigative journalism is needed, and some pointers are provided.

2. How Your Tax Dollars Are Being Used

The Digital Citizen Contribution Program supports the priorities of the Digital Citizen Initiative by providing time-limited financial assistance for research and citizen-focused activities. The Program aims to support democracy and social cohesion in Canada by enhancing and/or supporting efforts to counter online disinformation and other online harms and threats.

The Government is handing out money to certain organizations to promote its version of responsible journalism. What could possibly go wrong with that?

The following organizations are eligible for funding:

  • a national, provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, community or professional organization, society or association which has voluntarily associated itself for a not-for-profit purpose, and which has the mandate to represent its membership or community
  • a not-for-profit organization, including non-governmental or umbrella organizations, non-profit corporations, community groups, regulatory bodies or apprenticeship authorities, or associations serving the private sector
  • a university or educational institution
  • an individual researcher, acting in his or her personal capacity
  • a research institution with an established record in relevant field(s), intending to undertake work in a Canadian context
  • a for-profit Canadian and Canadian-owned institution with a record of developing and delivering programming, and performing research or related activities relevant to the goals of Canadian Heritage’s Digital Citizen Initiative, provided that the nature and the intent of the activity is non-commercial

Now, who’s getting the money?

NAME YEAR AMOUNT
Alex Wilner and Casey Babb Aug. 10, 2020 $9,900
Alperin, Juan P. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
Asian Environmental Association – HUA Foundation Apr. 1, 2020 $64,660
BILAL Community & Family Centre Aug. 15, 2020 $40,000
Calgary Animated Objects Society Aug. 1, 2020 $40,000
Centre for Democracy and Development Oct. 22, 2018 $49,420
The Centre For Israel And Jewish Affairs Sep. 1, 2020 $38,000
Côté, Catherine Mar. 22, 2020 $8,000
Chun, Wendy H.K. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
CIVIX Nov. 15, 2018 $23,000
Colasante, Tyler Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Concordia University Oct. 1, 2020 $39,270
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, David Jones Dec. 17, 2019 $49,916
David Morin, Marie-Ève Carignan Dec. 4, 2020 $44,838
Digital Public Square Mar. 1, 2020 $679,176
Evans, Jennifer V. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
Fleerackers, Alice L. Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Gingras, Marie-Pier Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Grisdale, Sean E. Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Hodson, Jaigris N. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
Institute For Canadian Citizenship Mar. 24, 2020 $490,880
Institute For Democracy, Media & Culture Jul. 27, 2020 $35,750
Institute On Governance Oct. 1, 2020 $100,000
International Republican Institute Mar. 15, 2019 $2,973,531
Internews Network Mar. 19, 2020 $3,172,323
IRIS Communications Oct. 1, 2020 $99,500
JHR – Journalists for Human Rights Jun. 1, 2019 $250,691
JHR – Journalists for Human Rights Jul. 14, 2020 $1,479,856
Ketchum, Alexandra D. Mar. 22, 2020 $23,455
Kingdom Acts Foundation Sep. 1, 2020 $70,500
Lavigne, Mathieu Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Lennox, Rebecca Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Macewan University Nov. 1, 2020 $69,000
Mack, Amy C. Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
Magazines Canada May 15, 2019 $63,000
Manchester Metropolitan University Feb. 1, 2020 $214,837
Matthews, Kyle Apr. 20, 2020 $33,377
McLevey, John V.P. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
Moisse, Katie Mar. 22, 2020 $13,417
Nathalie Furrer Aug. 10, 2020 $10,000
Nelson, Kim A. Mar. 22, 2020 $24,498
Neubauer, Robert J. Jan. 1, 2020 $10,000
PeaceGeeks Society Nov. 11, 2015 $46,200
Pennycook, Gordon R. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
QuantSpark Foundation Feb. 26, 2020 $1,155,622
Rupantar Oct. 28, 2018 $24,996
Ruslan Stefanov, Director, Jul. 3, 2018 $15,000
Ryerson University Apr. 1, 2019 $290,250
Ryerson University Jan. 1, 2020 $225,300
Ryerson University Sep. 18, 2020 $97,407
Science North Sep. 1, 2020 $40,000
Simon Fraser University Jan. 19, 2019 $28,750
Simon Fraser University – Int’l Cybercrime Research Oct. 1, 2020 $96,600
Taylor, Emily Jan. 1, 2020 $33,250
Trybun Jan. 21, 2019 $7,114
Young, Hilary A.N. Apr. 1, 2020 $20,000
York University Nov. 1, 2020 $99,956

This is what your tax dollars go towards. Check this link for general disinformation grants, this for propaganda, and this one for specific CV-19 disinfo grants. It’s worth pointing out that for much of the research, even though it may not list the “pandemic” specifically, the information learned could still be applied to it. Besides, the dates are pretty suspicious.

As discussed here, some “fact checking” groups like CIVIX and Journalists for Human Rights have extensive political ties, which call into question anything they do produce.

Another updated list is available from Newswire. Nice to see someone else addressing it.

3. Ryerson University’s Social Media Lab

As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, so too does the flow of information and misinformation related to the virus. In a recent announcement by the Government of Canada, external link, researchers at the Ted Rogers School of Management’s Social Media Lab, in collaboration with researchers at Royal Roads University, received funding to examine the spread of digital misinformation related to the coronavirus. The study seeks to mitigate the spread of misinformation, stigma and fear through education.

The study, Inoculating Against an Infodemic: Microlearning Interventions to Address CoV Misinformation, will be a two-year study that aims to develop online learning interventions to improve people’s knowledge, beliefs and behaviours related to COVID-19.

Researchers at the Social Media Lab have already created a portal, external link designed to track and combat misinformation related to COVID-19.

Ryerson University has started a 2 year program designed to track “misinformation” trends, and to look for ways to counter it online. Of course, if it contradicts the official narrative, it must be tracked and countered.

4. Concordia University’s Disinfo Research

The event will be livestreamed on the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies’ Facebook and YouTube pages.

The Canadian Coalition to Counter COVID Digital Disinformation is a project organized by the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Digital Citizens Initiative. The team is working to enhance Canadian citizens’ digital literacy and resiliency as they come in contact with misinformation and disinformation relating to COVID-19.

As part of this work, a series of digital townhalls will be held on issues like foreign interference, conspiracy theories and fake news. Stay tuned for more events hosted on these topics.

Concordia took nearly $40,000 to undertake this effort in researching and ultimately combating “misinformation”. Note: institutions like this never seem to question whether the narratives they push is itself fake news. It’s comical.

5. Financing Your Own Brainwashing

Not only does the Government donate to newspapers, periodicals, and other media, but it finances research into combatting misinformation. What this (really) means is that finding ways to prevent the truth from coming out.

And if that doesn’t work, Government can just pass laws to ban opinions it doesn’t like. This has been proposed for nearly a year now. Be aware, that if the efforts fail with the various Government programs, it’s possible different views will just be legislated away.

(1) https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-disinformation/digital-citizen-contribution-program.html
(2) https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-disinformation/digital-citizen-contribution-program.html#a2
(3) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/
(4) https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ongoing-support-for-research-and-media-literacy-projects-as-canada-continues-to-fight-online-disinformation-816455316.html
(5) https://canucklaw.ca/cv-46-dominic-leblanc-proposes-law-to-ban-misinformation-about-virus/

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Many Other Periodicals Receiving The “Pandemic Bucks” In Order To Push The Narrative

The Voice of Pelham is one of many dozens of media outlets which receives taxpayer subsidies as “Covid relief”. A reasonable person may wonder to what degree that impacts the content they cover.

1. The Media Is Not Loyal To The Public

Truth is essential in society, but the situation in Canada is worse than people imagine. In Canada (and elsewhere), the mainstream media, periodicals, and fact-checkers are subsidized, though they deny it. Post Media controls most outlets in Canada, and many “independents” have ties to Koch/Atlas. Real investigative journalism is needed, and some pointers are provided.

2. Canadian Media Is Heavily Subsidized

This rabbit hole goes much deeper than Aberdeen Publishing, or Postmedia. Nearly all media in Canada, whether it is mainstream, alternvative, or just an infrequent publisher, is receiving financial support. And this doesn’t even factor into the ad space that is bought up. Can it be any wonder that they aren’t too critical of the official narratives?

https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/

3. Records Of More Periodical Subsidies

NAME YEAR AMOUNT
The 40-Mile County Commentator Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $112,834
The 40-Mile County Commentator Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $28,209
Alaska Highway News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $73,353
Assiniboia Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $21,898
The Battlefords Regional News-Optimist Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $68,449
Bridge River Liollet News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $19,190
Bridge River Liollet News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Burnaby Now Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $196,439
Carlyle Observor Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $16,934
Dawson Creek Mirror Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $58,958
Delta Optimist Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $183,342
East Central Recorder Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,145
Estevan Mercury Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $50,362
Maple Creek & Southwest Advance Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $30,438
Maple Creek & Southwest Advance Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $7,610
Maple Creek News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $29,897
Maple Creek News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $7,474
Midweek Peak Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $41,999
New Westminister Record Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $196,204
North Shore News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $355,882
Orinha Media Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $43,440
Pique Newsmagazine Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $272,821
Post City Magazines Inc. Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $504,262
Powell River Peak Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $48,670
Powell River Peak Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $12,168
Prairie Post East Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $63,302
Prairie Post East Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $21,430
Richmond News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $204,988
The Shaunavon Standard Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,625
The Shaunavon Standard Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Squamish Chief Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $89,205
The Sunny South News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $75,565
The Sunny South News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,891
The Taber Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $33,262
The Taber Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $8,316
Thompson Citizen Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $41,167
Tri-City News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $246,952
Unity-Wilkie Press Herald Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $30,048
Unity-Wilkie Press Herald Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $7,512
Vancouver Courier Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $317,825
The Vauxhall Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $8,261
The Vauxhall Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Virden Empire-Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $36,821
Virden Empire-Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $9,205
The Voice Of Pelham Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,962
Western Investor Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $31,001
Westlock News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $56,174
Westlock News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $14,044
Westwind Weekly News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $4,532
Westwind Weekly News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Weyburn Review Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $36,741
Weyburn Review Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $9,185
Weyburn This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $28,686
Yorkton This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $56,174
Yorkton This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $14,044

Note: There are organizations that received funding during this time that WEREN’T specifically labelled as Covid funding. That said, if they had any “understanding” when receiving any grants, it would apply to all of them.

This isn’t all of the organizations getting money. However, search HERE to see if your local paper is getting money as well.

There are also relatively few owners controlling most of the above outlets, such as:

  • Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership
  • LMP Publication Limited Partnership
  • Prairie Newspaper Group Limited
  • Whistler Publishing Limited Partnership

4. Local Journalism Initiative

NAME YEAR AMOUNT
Association De La Press Francophone Jun. 10, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2021 $600,000
Canadian Association Of Community TV Users And Stations May 7, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2021 $1,200,000
Canadian News Media Association May 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2021 $14,400,000
Community Radio Fund Of Canada Inc. Apr. 29, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2021 $2,000,000
National Ethnic Press And Media Council Of Canada Jun. 4, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2021 $1,200,000
Quebec Community Newspapers Association Jun. 28, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2021 $600,000

Even before this “pandemic” hit, Ottawa was handing out subsidies. These grants are for the Local Journalism Initiative. Not sure why we need to fund the National Ethnic Press and Media Council. Isn’t that the opposite of local?

5. Canadians Get Raw Deal Here

What does all this mean? It means that the vast majority of media in Canada, even so-called “independents” are being financially propped up by Ottawa. Or rather, it means that they are supported by taxes and debt that the public is incurring.

It must be noted, that in addition to direct grants, Governments further use public money to purchase ads, to reinforce these claims. The result is a near monopoly in the media. Considering the many unanswered questions, this seems particularly dangerous.

Does any of this help Canadians? Does having a press unable or unwilling to address difficult questions benefit society in any way? Certainly not. For real journalism, check out this page.

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Aberdeen Publishing Takes “Pandemic Bucks” To Push Narrative

We are back to media outlets getting subsidies from the Federal Government. Abderdeen Publishing operates out of parts of British Columbia and Alberta. It has publications in:

  • Columbia Valley Pioneer
  • Jasper Fitzhugh
  • Kamloops This Week
  • The Local Weekly
  • Merritt Herald
  • Peachland View
  • Oliver Chronicle
  • Osoyoos Times

Many mistakenly believe that the smaller outlets are independent and autonomous. However, that doesn’t really reflect reality. A quick search shows exactly who has been getting grants, and in what amounts.

TIME PERIOD OUTLET AMOUNT
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 The Local Weekly $90,375
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 Jasper Fitzhugh $56,301
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 Peachland View $44,418
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 Oliver Chronicle $16,789
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 Oliver Chronicle $5,000
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 Osoyoos Times $32,342
Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 Osoyoos Times $8,086
TIME PERIOD OUTLET AMOUNT
Jul. 8, 2013 Osoyoos Times $29,170
Aug. 12, 2014 Osoyoos Times $28,090
Jun. 1, 2016 Osoyoos Times $30,317
Jun. 1, 2016 Oliver Chronicle $27,857
Jul. 4, 2017 Osoyoos Times $35,242
Jul. 4, 2017 Oliver Chronicle $28,696
Apr. 1, 2018 – Mar. 31, 2019 Osoyoos Times $35,102
Apr. 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2020 Oliver Chronicle $16,789
Apr. 1, 2019 – Mar. 31, 2020 Osoyoos Times $32,342

It’s also interesting that this group has gotten about as much money in 2020 as it did (combined) in the decade preceding it. One can draw the obvious inferences.

As shown in the previous articles with Postmedia, it’s staggering just how many “independent” media companies are on the receiving end of Government handouts. It could explain why they are so willing to gaslight critics of Government policies as conspiracy nuts.

None of this is difficult to find. However, it requires hard truths to be addressed.

(1) https://archive.is/IcG3I
(2) Wayback Machine
(3) https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/
(4) https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/?sort=score%20desc&page=1&search_text=aberdeen%20publishing

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Postmedia Subsidies & Connections May Explain Lack Of Interest In Real Journalism

Postmedia owns the bulk of the media outlets in Canada. This includes both mainstream news, and many smaller ones. It is also heavily subsidized by the Government, which in reality, means the taxpayers. Is that the reason why they don’t properly cover this so-called “pandemic” in Canada?

1. The Media Is Not Loyal To The Public

Truth is essential in society, but the situation in Canada is worse than people imagine. In Canada (and elsewhere), the mainstream media and fact-checkers are subsidized, though they deny it. Post Media controls most outlets in Canada, and many “independents” have ties to Koch/Atlas. Real investigative journalism is needed, and some pointers are provided.

2. Important Links

https://www.postmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Postmedia-Network-Canada-Corp-MDA-Q1-F21-Final.pdf
https://www.postmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Postmedia-Network-Canada-Corp-FS-Q1-F21-Final.pdf
Postmedia-Network-Canada-Corp-FS-Q1-F21-Final
Postmedia-Network-Canada-Corp.-Cons-Aug-2019-1-1

Fall 2018 Economic Update For Canada
Canada 2019 Federal Budget
Digital News Subscription Tax Credit (15% Back)
Refundable Labour Tax Credit (25% Of Salaries)
Canada Periodical Fund (75%, Up To $1.5 Million)
Special Measures For Journalism (CV-19)

Postmedia Subsidies For Periodicals

Postmedia Governance
https://archive.is/hctqB
Vincent Gasparro’s LinkedIn Page

Postmedia’s Debt Restructuring
Postmedia Debt Arrangement Settlement 2016

3. Many Programs Available For Media Firms

It was outlined earlier, some of the taxpayer subsidies that media companies can get. These include:
[A] Digital News subscription Tax Credit (15% rebate)
[B] Refundable Labour Tax Credit (up to 25% of salaries)
[C] Canada Periodical Fund (75% of expenses, up to $1.5M)
[D] Special Measures for Journalism (75% of expenses, up to $1.5M)

Now, we have the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, which is even more handouts in order to keep otherwise unprofitable media solvent. In fairness, Postmedia does bring in over $100 million per quarter, according to its financials. But one has to wonder what strings are attached to these grants, such as the type of coverage provided to the public.

Granted, many businesses that have nothing to do with this industry are eligible as well for the CEWS.

4. Postmedia Expects Millions In Tax Breaks

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4. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
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On April 11, 2020, the Government of Canada passed the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) to support employers facing financial hardship as measured by certain revenue declines as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. CEWS currently provides a reimbursement of compensation expense to June 2021 provided the applicant has met the applicable criteria, which has been established up to March 13, 2021. During the three months ended November 30, 2020 the Company recognized a recovery of compensation expense of $6.6 million related to CEWS. As at November 30, 2020, the Company has an amount receivable related to CEWS of $5.6 million included in trade and other receivables on the condensed consolidated statement of financial position (August 31, 2020 – $13.0 million).

Journalism Tax Credits
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On June 21, 2019 the federal budget was approved which contained measures specific to the news media industry including a journalism tax credit whereby qualifying Canadian news organizations may apply for a refundable labour tax credit applied to the salaries of journalists. In December 2019, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) issued the Application for Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization Designation and guidance related to the eligibility, qualifications and determination of the refundable labour tax credit which was further clarified in April 2020. On November 19, 2020, the Company received its designation as a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization.

On October 2, 2019, the Government of Quebec announced a similar refundable labour tax credit to be applied to the salaries of journalists in Quebec provided an entity receives an eligibility certificate issued by Investissement Québec.

Both the federal and Quebec journalism tax credit legislation include provisions to reduce the qualifying salaries and wages eligible for the credit for other forms of assistance received including CEWS. During the three months ended November 30, 2020, the Company recognized a recovery of compensation expense of $1.5 million related to the journalism tax credits (2019 – $2.4 million). As at November 30, 2020, the aggregate journalism tax credit receivable of $12.3 million is included in trade and other receivables on the condensed consolidated statement of financial position (August 31, 2020 – $10.8 million). The recognition of the journalism tax credits receivable is based on the Company’s interpretation of the federal budget and the related legislation. Actual amounts received may differ from the amounts currently recorded based on future CRA and/or Revenue Québec interpretations of eligibility, qualifications and determination of the tax credits.

To its credit, Postmedia is open about the subsidies it gets. They build into the financials the anticipated refunds from the Canada Revenue Agency. Now that they have their status as Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization, this seems inevitable.

5. Postmedia Periodicals Are Subsidized

NAME YEAR AMOUNT
Airdrie Echo Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,210
Bow Valley Crag & Canyon Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $29,507
Chatham-Kent This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $55,450
Clinton News Record Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $21,086
Clinton News Record Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,272
Cochrane Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $19,730
Cochrane Times-Post Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $25,118
Cochrane Times-Post Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $6,280
The Cold Lake Sun Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $20,629
The Courier Press Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,333
Devon Dispatch Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,529
Drayton Valley Western Review Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $36,803
Drayton Valley Western Review Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $9,201
Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $43,679
Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $10,920
The Fairview Post Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $21,966
The Fairview Post Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,492
Fort McMurray Today Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $45,970
Goderich Signal Star Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $66,744
Goderich Signal Star Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $16,686
The Graphic Leader Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $24,378
The Grove Examiner Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $54,973
Hanna Herald Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $12,539
Hanna Herald Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
High River Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,012
Huron Expositor (Seaforth) Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $23,501
Huron Expositor (Seaforth) Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,875
The Journal Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $29,340
Kenora Miner & News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $44,217
The Kincardine News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,210
Leduc Rep Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $40,857
The Londoner Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $18,210
Lucknow Sentinel Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $17,215
Lucknow Sentinel Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
The Mayerthorpe Freelancer Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $10,156
The Mayerthorpe Freelancer Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
The Mid-North Monitor Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $13,959
The Mid-North Monitor Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Mitchell Advocate Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $36,312
Mitchell Advocate Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $9,078
Nanton News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $10,060
Nanton News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Northern News This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $39,207
Ontario Farmer Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $855,254
Ontario Farmer Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $213,814
Pembroke Observer & News Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $50,195
The Pincher Creek Echo Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
The Pincher Creek Echo Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $14,512
The Post Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $34,234
The Record Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $29,688
Record-Gazette Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $20,152
Record-Gazette Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,038
Sarnia & Lambton County This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $17,172
Sault This Week Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $144,121
Shoreline Beacon Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $39,074
Shoreline Beacon Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $9,769
The Standard (Elliot Lake) Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $47,825
The Standard (Elliot Lake) Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $11,956
The Timmins Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $19,582
The Trentonian Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $32,614
Vermilion Standard Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $20,765
The Vulcan Advocate Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $19,194
The Vulcan Advocate Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,000
Weekender Times-Advance Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $44,932
The Wetaskiwin Times Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $14,794
The Whitecourt Star Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $21,872
The Whitecourt Star Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $5,272
Wiarton Echo Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $24,872
Wiarton Echo Apr. 1, 2020 – Mar. 31, 2021 $6,218

This is hardly all of them, as this has been going on for a very long time. The search came up with 216 donations to these various groups. Given all of these outlets that are controlled by Postmedia, and propped up by Government subsidies, is it any wonder that there is no real criticism of this “pandemic”?

6. Connections Of Postmedia Board Of Directors

Janet Ecker (Director)
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Janet Ecker recently retired from the role of President and CEO of Toronto Financial Services Alliance, having served in the role for nearly 13 years. Ms. Ecker served as a member of provincial parliament in Ontario from 1995 to 2003 and held the portfolios of Minister of Finance, Minister of Education, Minister of Community and Social Services and Government House Leader. In 2002 she was the first woman to deliver a budget in Ontario.
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In November 2016, Ms. Ecker was named a Member of the Order of Canada for being a leader in the financial industry.

Janet Ecker was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Mike Harris (who was succeeded by Ernie Eves). She was part of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party…. which now back in power, headed by Doug Ford.

Vincent Gasparro (Director)
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Mr. Gasparro is currently the Managing Director, Corporate Development & Clean Energy Finance, at Vancity Community Investment Bank. Previously he served as the Principal Secretary in the Office of the Mayor of Toronto and held various roles in private equity with Lynx Equity Ltd. and its affiliates. Prior to that Mr. Gasparro served as Special Assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister. Mr. Gasparro is a graduate of York University (BA), earned an MSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the Villanova School of Business in Philadelphia.

Gasparro worked in the Office of the Mayor of Toronto under John Tory. He also worked in the Prime Minister’s Office under Paul Martin. Martin was succeeded by Dion, Ignatieff…. and now Justin Trudeau.

Andrew MacLeod (Director)
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Mr. MacLeod is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Postmedia Network Inc. He joined Postmedia in 2014 as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer and served as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2017. Prior to joining Postmedia, Mr. MacLeod held a number of senior executive positions in the technology sector, including serving as the Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of North America at BlackBerry. Mr. MacLeod also currently serves as a Director on the board for Waterfront Toronto and Communitech. Mr. MacLeod is a graduate of Western University (BA).

This could be entirely coincidental, but BlackBerry did get a large contract to build a national contact tracing app for Canada. The Postmedia Directors are very connected.

Graham Savage (Director)
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Mr. Savage is a corporate director, and from 1997 to 2007 he was Chairman and Founding Partner of Callisto Capital, a private equity firm. Prior to that, Mr. Savage spent 21 years as a senior officer at Rogers Communications Inc. Mr. Savage is currently the Chairman of Sears Canada Inc. and a director of Cott Corporation. Mr. Savage previously served as a director of Canadian Tire Corp., Rogers Communications Inc., Sun Media Corp., Royal Group Technologies Ltd., Hollinger International Inc., among others.

Savage was a Senior Officer at Rogers. Guess who else worked there? John Tory, former head of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and current Mayor of Toronto. Tory is a former President and CEO of Rogers Media.

This is just a few of them. It doesn’t exactly look like these are arm’s length relationships.

7. Postmedia Debt Restructuring, 2016

Postmedia Completes Recapitalization Transaction
October 5, 2016 (TORONTO) – Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (“PNCC” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company’s previously announced recapitalization transaction (the “Recapitalization Transaction”), described in the Company’s management information circular dated August 5, 2016, was completed effective today upon implementation of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The Recapitalization Transaction includes, among others, the following key element

Postmedia Debt Arrangement Settlement 2016

In return for being able to get around millions in debt, Postmedia has had to give up 98% of the stock value to its creditors. Or rather, it allowed so much stock to be printed that current shareholders saw their investments plunge. This came from a court approved arrangement in 2016. The case file number is CV-16-11476-00CL.

8. Postmedia Lobbying Federal Government

Interestingly, Postmedia had lobbied the Federal Government over the years. One of the subjects was allowing foreign investment into the company.

As an aside, one of the firms lobbying was Capital Hill Group, the same firm that is helping G4S get more security contracts from Governments.

9. What Does All This Mean For Canada?

All of these subsidies and political connections may explain why this media conglomerate does no real journalism surrounding this “pandemic”. The Directors and various politicians are all connected, and no one wants to lose their tax subsidies.

It’s Canadians who lose. Instead of acting as a check on government overreach, media talking heads like Brian Lilley are all too willing to parrot back the talking points they are handed.

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CV #61(B): Bonnie Henry Claimed In December All But 2 B.C. Deaths Were In LTC Homes

This is revisiting a press conference from 2 months ago. BCPHO Bonnie Henry says that 585 out of 587 people, (which is all but 2), died in long term care homes.

FOLLOW UP: while this is what she claimed, the B.C. Governments own data shows this to be untrue. A few dozen people under the age of 60 had died. It’s not clear if this was intentional deception, or a screw up in the reporting. Also, if she was shading the truth, what is her motivation? But regardless of the reasons, Bonnie Henry and her associates have a lot to answer for.

1. Full Video Includes Bonnie’s Claims

Pardon the quality of the first video. Resolution had to be sacrificed in order to fit the entire press conference on the page. Included is the YouTube account where it came from.

This is from the December 10, 2020 press conference featuring BC Provincial Health Officer, Bonnie Henry, and the BC Health Minister, Adrian Dix. The relevant part is from 1:30 to 2:15, for those who don’t want to watch the entire thing. And while the vast majority of deaths were seniors, it was more than 2.

What qualifies Dix to be Health Minister? Perhaps it’s his educational background, which consists of going to university for political science and history. Seriously, they couldn’t have found someone with a medical or scientific background?

One possible explanation (just a theory), is that by making the long term care homes look worse than they are, it would give the NDP an excuse to get rid of the privately run ones. Another option would be to help cover up other failures elsewhere.

2. Important Links

December 10 Henry/Dix Press Conference
BC CDC Covid-19 Case Definition
Health Canada Covid-19 Case Definition
BC College Of Physicians And Surgeons
BC CDC Admits Unknown Error In RT-PCR Test

3. More Deception By Bonnie Henry/Adrian Dix

It’s disturbing that Bonnie Henry is allowed to keep forcing people to stop socializing and gathering. This comes despite her repeated remarks that “there’s no science” behind any of this. (This video clip was released by TCN TV). But as bad as this is, it gets considerably worse.

Confirmed case
A person with laboratory confirmation of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 performed at a community, hospital or reference laboratory (NML or a provincial public health laboratory) running a validated assay. This consists of detection of at least one specific gene target by a NAAT assay (e.g. real-time PCR or nucleic acid sequencing).

The BC Centre for Disease Control admits that it is not testing for a virus, but instead, for a single gene. This completely flies in the face of what the public is told, specifically that these RT-PCR tests are looking for a virus. Health Canada has the same standard: locating a single gene is enough to declare someone a “confirmed case”.

The method for classifying “Covid deaths” is extremely sketchy. The BC College of Physicians and Surgeons – in compliance with World Health Organization dictates, says to: “COVID-19 should be recorded on the medical certificate of cause of death for all decedents where the disease caused, or is assumed to have caused, or contributed to death.” There’s no requirement that cause be proven.

The NAT has a high analytical sensitivity (i.e., it works well at detecting the virus when the virus is present). The NAT can potentially detect as few as 10-100 copies of viral RNA per mL in a respiratory sample. Note that this is not the same as clinical sensitivity of NAT for detection of COVID-19 infection, which is unknown at this time.

5. What is the clinical sensitivity of the NAT test? A statistic commonly quoted is that there is a 30% chance of a false negative result for a NAT test in a patient with COVID-19 infection (i.e., a 70% sensitivity). These and other similar estimates are based on a small number studies that compared the correlation between CT scan findings suggestive of COVID-19 infection to NAT on upper respiratory tract specimens. In these studies, 20-30% of people with a positive CT scan result had negative NAT results – and as discussed above a number of factors can contribute to false negative results. CT scan is not a gold standard for diagnosis of COVID-19 infection, and CT scan cannot differentiate amongst the many microbiological causes of pneumonia. Ultimately, for COVID-19 testing, there is currently no gold standard, and the overall clinical sensitivity and specificity of NAT in patients with COVID-19 infection is unknown (i.e., how well NAT results correlate with clinical infection, “true positivity” or “true negativity” rate).

The BC Centre for Disease Control admits it actually has no idea the accuracy of the RT-PCR tests. They claim that the test works, but with the HUGE caveat that it cannot tell the difference between having the material in their body, and actually being infectious. In fact, there is no basis for the 30% error estimate, other than being a “commonly quoted statistic”. In reality, the BC CDC has no idea what the error rates are, or if the test even works.

219. Dr. Henry answered the ‘why not mask everyone’ question this way:
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It is [influenza vaccination] by far, not perfect and it needs to be improved, but it reduces our risk from a hundred percent where we have no protection to somewhat lower. And there’s nothing that I’ve found that shows there’s an incremental benefit of adding a mask to that reduced risk…..there’s no data that shows me that if we do our best to reduce that incremental risk, the risk of influenza, that adding a mask to that will provide any benefit. But if we don’t have any protection then there might be some benefit when we know our risk is greater.
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When we look at individual strains circulating and what’s happening, I think we need it to be consistent with the fact that there was nothing that gave us support that providing a mask to everybody all the time was going to give us any additional benefit over putting in place the other measures that we have for the policy. It’s a tough one. You know, it varies by season.[320]
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It is a challenging issue and we’ve wrestled with it. I’m not a huge fan of the masking piece. I think it was felt to be a reasonable alternative where there was a need to do—to feel that we were doing the best we can to try and reduce risk.
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I tried to be quite clear in my report that the evidence to support masking is not as great and it is certainly not as good a measure

One thing Bonnie Henry would probably like people to forget about was that she was an expert witness. This was the “vaccinate or mask” (VOM) policy that Sault Area Hospital tried to impose on employees. This was the labour arbitration hearing of Sault Area Hospital and Ontario Nurses’ Association, 2015 CanLII 55643 (ON LA). She testified there was little evidence to support such a policy — either of masks or vaccinations.

Has the science really changed, in order to get her saying new things? Or has the political agenda she supports changed?

4. Other Articles On CV “Planned-emic”

The rest of the series is here. Many lies, lobbying, conflicts of interest, and various globalist agendas operating behind the scenes, obscuring the vile agenda called the GREAT RESET. The Gates Foundation finances: the WHO, the US CDC, GAVI, ID2020, John Hopkins University, Imperial College London, the Pirbright Institute, the BBC, and individual pharmaceutical companies. The International Health Regulations are legally binding. The Postmedia empire and the “independent” media are paid off, as are the fact-checkers. The virus was never isolated, PCR tests are a fraud, as are forced masks, social bubbles, and 2m distancing.