Ottawa builds ‘trusted news’ directory as Miller warns of ‘illegitimate’ media
by Alex Dhaliwal
The Carney government is funding a media directory to help Canadians find “news they can trust,” as Ottawa warns of “illegitimate” media and backs state-funded journalism against disinformation.
The Carney government is funding a directory designed to help Canadians find local news they can trust, as Ottawa increasingly casts state-funded media as a defence against disinformation and threats to “social cohesion.”
According to Access to Information records obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, the Department of Canadian Heritage is funding researchers to build a “comprehensive, regularly updated Canadian local news directory.”
“The information will help policymakers and others make more data-informed decisions about where interventions are needed and will help people struggling to find local news they can trust,” said an April 26 departmental memo.