Thread by @CailinasEirinn

#mediapetition

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To each of you who signed the petition, all 4,147 of you, I want to extend my thanks and my gratitude. /

We have received an answer from the government. It's not at all close to what we requested in our petition. /

The government has responded by giving us information on all the assistance they have offered to Canadian digital media, $500 million in emergency support funding for heritage, cultural and sport organizations. /

$63.7 million has been earmarked for the Canada Periodical Fund to provide emergency relief support to Canadian magazines and community newspapers. /

Introduction of a refundable labour tax credit on journalist salaries; and, establishing a temporary tax credit for subscriptions to Canadian digital media. /

Unfortunately, not once was the entire point of the petition, Postmedia, mentioned. /

I'm so very sorry, and I apologize to you all for getting your hopes up. It was my hope that the government, at least in part, would discuss the actual point of the petition. /

Thank you all again for your encouragement and for your support. You are wonderful, committed people, and you made the journey so much easier for me.

Go raibh mile, mile maith agaibh.

(May thousands of good things come to you all).

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