I think it's critical that transparency be at the forefront, as well as independence from government. I'm not sure how one does that, but that is the objective here. The present mechanisms deny that. They do not permit it with any ease, and it's the big players, rather than the print journalists, that are going to benefit from what we now know about the Google fund for Canadian media.
On December 14th, 2023. See this statement in context.