Newspapers seek federal help, major lobbying push made in recent months

More federal advertising, better access to the Canada Periodical Fund, and stronger copyright laws are among the things the newspaper industry wants.
Newspapers Canada, which represents newspapers across the country, has been lobbying the federal government over the last few months in hopes of getting help for a struggling sector.
Canada’s newspaper industry has been making a push to have its concerns heard by federal officials on Parliament Hill in recent months, with goals that include more advertising from the government, more funding from a government periodical fund, and reforms to copyright law. Newspapers Canada has...

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