National legacy media benefited from fund meant for "local journalism"

Much of the money allotted for smaller news outlets in rural areas across Canada actually went to the same larger media outlets that already receive major subsidies.

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A sizable swath of the funding from the Liberals’ Local Journalism Initiative, launched in 2019 to support struggling “underserved communities,” ultimately just went to the same publications that already receive millions in taxpayer money.

First covered by Blacklock’s Reporter, the records were made public after Conservative MP Arpan Khanna requested a breakdown of the final funding received by each media outlet.