Miller says next media bailout could be $6 billion
Minister of Culture Marc Miller said expanding the Labour Journalism Tax Credit to television and radio is "not a question of if, but how."
Ottawa is preparing a massive new subsidy for Canada’s biggest legacy media companies, with Heritage Minister Marc Miller signalling that covering newsroom labour costs is “not a question of if, but how”, and it could cost taxpayers up to $6 billion.
Miller announced Ottawa’s plan to cover the labour costs for Canada’s media landscape by expanding the Labour Journalism Tax Credit to include television and radio news.
During a Heritage Committee meeting on Tuesday, Miller revealed the government's plans.
