According to The Hill Times: Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but his opponents say the Conservative leader is using their riding as a ‘political pawn’ and his win isn’t a sure thing.
In response to the report, Blacklock’s Reporter’s Holly Doan questioned the impartiality of The Hill Times, pointing out its substantial government subsidies and the background of the author of its 2024 article critical of Poilievre’s proposal to abolish media subsidies — a former $750-a-day federal consultant. Doan suggested the outlet’s criticism may be linked to Poilievre’s pledge to cut media subsidies, a policy that would directly impact heavily-funded news organizations like The Hill Times.
Holly Doan on X: “Hill Times in the past 18 months received $120,734 in fed grants & benefited from an $898,567 sole-sourced fed contract for news clippings that expires in 2025. Publisher also received undisclosed sums under a payroll rebate scheme that pays up to $29,750 per newsroom employee.”