The CBC is apparently unable to keep afloat amid growing distrust in mainstream media despite over a billion dollars in funding per year by the Trudeau government.
'Organizations mentioned the need for government funds dedicated to creators and journalists from Indigenous, racialized and religious minority communities in the media,' reads the Heritage Department report.
The Trudeau government has signaled it has plans to extend taxpayer bailouts for mainstream media outlets as Canadians are increasingly seeking alternative news sources.
The Online News Act, feared to end independent journalism in Canada, may backfire on the Trudeau government if tech companies refuse to publish any Canadian news sources.