Petition urges House to introduce foreign ownership rules to protect ‘Canadian sovereignty and journalistic integrity’

The petition aimed squarely at Postmedia's American majority stake has garnered more than 5,000 signatures, but could have far-reaching impacts for many outlets operating in Canada.

As Canadian media increasingly seeks public money to remain in operation, Postmedia journalists say cutting international funding opportunities would only further erode the industry and accelerate the growth of Canada's news deserts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

November 5, 2025

As a new Liberal-sponsored petition targets Postmedia’s American owners and their alleged “influence” on domestic journalism, NDP MP Gord Johns says the federal government needs to take action to “plug the industry's economic leak” of jobs and tax subsidies south o...

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