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Thanks, Ottawa, but no thanks: The Citizens Centre Report declines $360,000 in federal magazine subsidies.

Publication: Citizens Centre Report Magazine
Publication Date: 01-MAY-03 		Format: Online - approximately 650 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
BY RICK HIEBERT

If it moves, tax it, goes the old joke about Canadian government; and if it still moves, subsidize it. From agriculture to film to transport and technology, there are few if any Canadian industries free of federal employment and training grants, regional economic incentives, income stabilization schemes or subsidized loans.

The magazine business is the same. Ottawa offers one subsidy for mailing and another for Canadian editorial content. Not all publications qualify, but among those that do virtually all apply for them. All but one. Last month, the Citizens Centre for Freedom and...



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