The handouts really took off in September 2015, when Stephen Harper was still Prime Minister. In the last article, someone commented that Trudeau was in office. In reality, that didn’t happen until November 2015 (the election was in October). Anyhow, as for what Postmedia has been getting, here are some numbers.
Also noteworthy is that there was another spike in 2020. The likely reason is that periodicals that previously wouldn’t have met the threshold for subsidies would now have qualified anyway.
| NAME | DATE | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrie Echo | Apr 1, 2020 | $18,210 |
| Bow Valley Crag & Canyon | Apr 1, 2020 | $29,507 |
| Chatham-Kent This Week | Apr 1, 2020 | $55,450 |
| Clinton News Record | Sep 4, 2015 | $22,737.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Jun 1, 2016 | $23,545.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Jul 4, 2017 | $24,218.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2018 | $22,525.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2019 | $21,086.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2020 | $21,086 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,272 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2021 | $15,629.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,228.00 |
| Clinton News Record | Apr 1, 2022 | $12,979.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Sep 4, 2015 | $28,086.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Jun 1, 2016 | $30,384.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Jul 4, 2017 | $30,368.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Apr 1, 2018 | $28,200.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Apr 1, 2019 | $25,118.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Apr 1, 2020 | $19,730 |
| The Cochrane Times-Post | Apr 1, 2020 | $25,118 |
| The Cochrane Times-Post | Apr 1, 2020 | $6,280 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Apr 1, 2021 | $21,449.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Apr 1, 2021 | $3,058.00 |
| The Cochrane Times Post | Apr 1, 2022 | $19,026.00 |
| The Cold Lake Sun | Apr 1, 2020 | $20,629 |
| The Courier Press | Apr 1, 2020 | $18,333 |
| Devon Dispatch | Apr 1, 2020 | $18,529 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Sep 4, 2015 | $43,553.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Jun 1, 2016 | $45,401.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Jul 4, 2017 | $47,170.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2018 | $43,548.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2019 | $36,803.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2020 | $36,803 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2020 | $9,201 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2021 | $30,227.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2021 | $4,310.00 |
| The Drayton Valley Western Review | Apr 1, 2022 | $23,327.00 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2018 | $45,771.00 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2019 | $43,679.00 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2020 | $43,679 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2020 | $10,920 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2021 | $42,191.00 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2021 | $6,015.00 |
| Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2022 | $40,516.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Sep 4, 2015 | $24,882.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Jun 1, 2016 | $24,404.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Jul 4, 2017 | $24,837.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2018 | $24,474.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2019 | $21,966.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2020 | $21,966 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,492 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2021 | $19,984.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,849.00 |
| The Fairview Post | Apr 1, 2022 | $18,195.00 |
| Fort McMurray Today | Apr 1, 2020 | $45,970 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Sep 4, 2015 | $59,801.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Jun 1, 2016 | $63,126.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Jul 4, 2017 | $68,550.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2018 | $67,698.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2019 | $66,744.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2020 | $66,744 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2020 | $16,686 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2021 | $53,353.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2021 | $7,607.00 |
| Goderich Signal Star | Apr 1, 2022 | $48,812.00 |
| The Graphic Leader | Apr 1, 2020 | $24,378 |
| The Grove Examiner | Apr 1, 2020 | $54,973.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Sep 4, 2015 | $19,578.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Jun 1, 2016 | $17,247.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Jul 4, 2017 | $14,934.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2018 | $14,835.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2019 | $12,539.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2020 | $12,539 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2021 | $11,724.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2021 | $1,672.00 |
| Hanna Herald | Apr 1, 2022 | $12,190.00 |
| High River Times | Apr 1, 2020 | $18,012.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Sep 4, 2015 | $22,616.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Jun 1, 2016 | $24,454.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Jul 4, 2017 | $26,059.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr 1, 2018 | $24,960.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr 1, 2019 | $23,501.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr. 1, 2020 | $23,501 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr. 1, 2020 | $5,875 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr 1, 2021 | $11,038.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,109.00 |
| Huron Expositor (Seaforth) | Apr 1, 2022 | $11,038.00 |
| Ingersoll Times (The) | Sep 4, 2015 | $12,877.00 |
| Ingersoll Times (The) | Jun 1, 2016 | $11,255.00 |
| Ingersoll Times (The) | Jul 4, 2017 | $10,309.00 |
| Ingersoll Times (The) | Apr 1, 2018 | $8,543.00 |
| The Journal | Apr 1, 2020 | $29,340 |
| Kenora Miner & News | Apr 1, 2020 | $44,217.00 |
| The Kincardine News | Apr 1, 2020 | $18,210 |
| Kings County Record | Apr 1, 2022 | $43,730.00 |
| The Kingsville Reporter | Sep 4, 2015 | $22,709.00 |
| The Kingsville Reporter | Jun 1, 2016 | $23,318.00 |
| The Kingsville Reporter | Jul 4, 2017 | $23,540.00 |
| The Kingsville Reporter | Apr 1, 2018 | $23,331.00 |
| The Kingsville Reporter | Apr 1, 2019 | $22,407.00 |
| Lakeshore Advance (Grand Bend) | Sep 4, 2015 | $17,070.00 |
| Lakeshore Advance (Grand Bend) | Jun 1, 2016 | $18,137.00 |
| Lakeshore Advance (Grand Bend) | Jul 4, 2017 | $19,119.00 |
| Leduc Rep | Apr 1, 2020 | $40,857 |
| The Londoner | Apr 1, 2020 | $18,210 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Sep 4, 2015 | $18,460.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Jun 1, 2016 | $18,423.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Jul 4, 2017 | $18,902.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2018 | $18,832.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2019 | $17,215.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2020 | $17,215 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2021 | $14,828.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,114.00 |
| The Lucknow Sentinel | Apr 1, 2022 | $13,367.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Sep 4, 2015 | $9,828.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Jun 1, 2016 | $10,957.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Jul 4, 2017 | $11,895.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2018 | $11,964.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2019 | $10,156.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2020 | $10,156 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2021 | $12,288.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2021 | $1,752.00 |
| The Mayerthorpe Freelancer | Apr 1, 2022 | $10,893.00 |
| Melfort Journal (The) | Sep 4, 2015 | $24,293.00 |
| Melfort Journal (The) | Jun 1, 2016 | $24,134.00 |
| Melfort Journal (The) | Jul 4, 2017 | $24,541.00 |
| Melfort Journal (The) | Apr 1, 2018 | $25,021.00 |
| Melfort Journal (The) | Apr 1, 2019 | $23,562.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Sep 4, 2015 | $18,702.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Jun 1, 2016 | $16,844.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Jul 4, 2017 | $17,388.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2018 | $16,342.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2019 | $13,959.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2020 | $13,959 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2021 | $12,037.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2021 | $1,716.00 |
| The Mid-North Monitor | Apr 1, 2022 | $11,958.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Sep 4, 2015 | $34,254.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Jun 1, 2016 | $37,250.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Jul 4, 2017 | $37,347.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2018 | $37,940.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2019 | $36,312.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2020 | $36,312 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2020 | $9,078 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2021 | $33,859.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2021 | $4,827.00 |
| The Mitchell Advocate | Apr 1, 2022 | $34,680.00 |
| The Nanton News | Sep 4, 2015 | $9,860.00 |
| The Nanton News | Jun 1, 2016 | $10,075.00 |
| The Nanton News | Jul 4, 2017 | $11,804.00 |
| The Nanton News | Apr 1, 2018 | $11,529.00 |
| The Nanton News | Apr 1, 2019 | $10,060.00 |
| Nanton News | Apr 1, 2020 | $10,060 |
| Nanton News | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Nanton News | Apr 1, 2021 | $10,503.00 |
| The Nanton News | Apr 1, 2021 | $1,497.00 |
| The Nanton News | Apr 1, 2022 | $8,193.00 |
| Nipawin Journal (The) | Sep 4, 2015 | $18,445.00 |
| Nipawin Journal (The) | Jun 1, 2016 | $19,839.00 |
| Nipawin Journal (The) | Jul 4, 2017 | $18,349.00 |
| Nipawin Journal (The) | Apr 1, 2018 | $19,460.00 |
| Nipawin Journal (The) | Apr 1, 2019 | $17,024.00 |
| Northern Light | Apr 1, 2022 | $30,161.00 |
| Northern News This Week | Apr 1, 2020 | $39,207 |
| Northern Times (The) | Sep 4, 2015 | $28,403.00 |
| Northern Times (The) | Jun 1, 2016 | $23,393.00 |
| Northern Times (The) | Jul 4, 2017 | $20,040.00 |
| Norwich Gazette (The) | Sep 4, 2015 | $14,323.00 |
| Norwich Gazette (The) | Jun 1, 2016 | $13,672.00 |
| Norwich Gazette (The) | Jul 4, 2017 | $13,751.00 |
| Norwich Gazette (The) | Apr 1, 2018 | $13,203.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Sep 4, 2015 | $711,372.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Jun 1, 2016 | $766,553.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Jul 4, 2017 | $830,958.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2018 | $866,359.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2019 | $855,254.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2020 | $855,254 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2020 | $213,814 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2021 | $817,081.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2021 | $116,496.00 |
| Ontario Farmer | Apr 1, 2022 | $829,881.00 |
| Pembroke Observer & News | Apr 1, 2020 | $50,195 |
| Petrolia Topic | Sep 4, 2015 | $17,584.00 |
| Petrolia Topic | Jun 1, 2016 | $13,988.00 |
| Petrolia Topic | Jul 4, 2017 | $13,045.00 |
| Petrolia Topic | Apr 1, 2018 | $11,529.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Sep 4, 2015 | $19,473.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Jun 1, 2016 | $17,369.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Jul 4, 2017 | $17,830.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2018 | $16,734.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2019 | $14,512.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2020 | $14,512 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2021 | $12,273.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2021 | $1,750.00 |
| The Pincher Creek Echo | Apr 1, 2022 | $12,024.00 |
| The Post | Apr 1, 2020 | $34,234 |
| The Record | Apr 1, 2020 | $29,688 |
| Record-Gazette | Sep 4, 2015 | $24,641.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Jun 1, 2016 | $25,499.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Jul 4, 2017 | $30,464.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2018 | $26,074.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2019 | $20,152.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2020 | $20,152 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,038 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2021 | $16,080.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,293.00 |
| Record-Gazette | Apr 1, 2022 | $9,558.00 |
| Sarnia & Lambton County This Week | Apr 1, 2020 | $17,172 |
| Sault This Week | Apr 1, 2020 | $144,121 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Sep 4, 2015 | $47,020.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Jun 1, 2016 | $42,554.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Jul 4, 2017 | $45,071.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2018 | $43,511.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2019 | $39,074.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2020 | $39,074 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2020 | $9,769 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2021 | $30,263.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2021 | $4,315.00 |
| Shoreline Beacon | Apr 1, 2022 | $28,816.00 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Sep 4, 2015 | $50,183.00 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Jun 1, 2016 | $49,929.00 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Apr 1, 2019 | $47,825.00 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Apr 1, 2020 | $47,825 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Apr 1, 2020 | $11,956 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Apr 1, 2021 | $39,545.00 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Apr 1, 2021 | $5,638.00 |
| The Standard (Elliot Lake) | Apr 1, 2022 | $29,462.00 |
| The Standard (Sudbury) | Jul 4, 2017 | $51,533.00 |
| The Standard (Sudbury) | Apr 1, 2018 | $50,234.00 |
| Strathroy Age Dispatch | Sep 4, 2015 | $26,167.00 |
| Strathroy Age Dispatch | Jun 1, 2016 | $17,299.00 |
| Strathroy Age Dispatch | Jul 4, 2017 | $15,567.00 |
| Strathroy Age Dispatch | Apr 1, 2018 | $14,082.00 |
| Tilbury Times | Sep 4, 2015 | $16,677.00 |
| Tilbury Times | Jun 1, 2016 | $18,047.00 |
| Tilbury Times | Jul 4, 2017 | $17,675.00 |
| Tilbury Times | Apr 1, 2018 | $17,827.00 |
| Tilbury Times | Apr 1, 2019 | $17,493.00 |
| Tillsonburg News | Sep 4, 2015 | $30,683.00 |
| The Timmins Times | Apr 1, 2020 | $19,582 |
| The Tribune | Apr 1, 2022 | $32,987.00 |
| The Trentonian | Apr 1, 2020 | $32,614 |
| Vermilion Standard | Apr 1, 2020 | $20,765.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Sep 4, 2015 | $24,641.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Jun 1, 2016 | $16,756.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2018 | $20,573.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2019 | $19,194.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2020 | $19,194 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2021 | $17,417.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,483.00 |
| The Vulcan Advocate | Apr 1, 2022 | $17,731.00 |
| Weekender Times-Advance | Apr 1, 2020 | $44,932 |
| The Wetaskiwin Times | Apr 1, 2020 | $14,794 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Sep 4, 2015 | $29,083.00 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Jul 4, 2017 | $27,757.00 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2018 | $23,818.00 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2019 | $21,086.00 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2020 | $21,872 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2020 | $5,272 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2021 | $17,624.00 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2021 | $2,513.00 |
| The Whitecourt Star | Apr 1, 2022 | $18,817.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Sep 4, 2015 | $26,741.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Jun 1, 2016 | $29,913.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Jul 4, 2017 | $30,176.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2018 | $32,003.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2019 | $24,872.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2020 | $24,872 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2020 | $6,218 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2021 | $21,881.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2021 | $3,120.00 |
| The Wiarton Echo | Apr 1, 2022 | $17,342.00 |
While it looks like there is double dipping in 2020/2021, the smaller grants are classified as “Aboriginal recipient”. That’s why there are multiple entries. 2020 is also when the “special measures for Covid” grants were being handed out.
These are not just one-off occurrences, where an outlet is short of cash and needs help. Instead, subsidies appear to be built into their respective business models.
Of course, these grants don’t take into account other indirect contributions, just as Government buying up ad space. That was extremely common occurrence over the last few years.
Do we have any sort of real media when everyone — including the “independents” — are getting handouts from the Federal Government? Doesn’t seem like it.
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