According to the paper an effective news media public policy would contain several elements, including:

1. reform the CBC, which is not a pure-play public broadcaster, but a commercial competitor – heavily subsidized by public funds – that distorts the media landscape and limits opportunities

for competition

2. encourage support from subscribers by offering them tax benefits

3. support the digital transformation

4. change the status of the current tax benefits and funds currently in place to

support journalism

5. re-evaluate the CRTC’s role

6. create a Canadian Journalists Fund. The funds would be taxed from Digital

News Intermediaries (DNIs). DNIs currently disseminate news and in the process gain valuable data on users’ preferences and interests. It will be important to ensure that the government is not involved in the administration or distribution of the Canadian Journalists Fund monies and thus cannot influence freedom of expression directly or indirectly

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