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PCO poll finds many do not trust the media and do not believe news outlets are closing - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Canada for the most parts work for corporate interests before public interests, but will manipulate the data/headlines to sound like the oposite.

[+] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The idea that commuters somehow owe restaurateurs and commercial leasing outfits anything gets my blood absolutely boiling.

[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Worse, all they did was redirect who gets the disposable income back to downtown restaurants and landlords. Not like the money wasn't being spent elsewhere. And they did it at the expense of the environment and everyone else's time. It literally did no good for the economy, it just helped specific businesses. And how often have we heard that it is not the business of the government to pick winners and losers? Let the downtown cores and commutes die. Businesses elsewhere will thrive, and the core will become something new.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Do they or do they not want socialism. I’m caught up in all the mixed messaging here.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

This can also be seen by our failed anti monopoly laws and the recent bill c-18 hurting small media outlets compared to large media outlets.

[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That is the way of things in all capitalist states. The people can win concessions, such as the UKs NIH, or the US minimum wage, but those concessions are just that, concessions, and anything given as a concession can and will be taken away eventually, or watered down so much as to be useless, like the US min wage, which has been at 7.25/hr for about 15 years, and even in the cheapest states isn’t sufficient.

[–] Ryan213@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Welcome to politics.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

You've got to remember, the Hudsons Bay Company was here before Canada. We're a blanket retailer with elections.