That's a fact.
You mentioned administrative problems. Processes have been established and may have fixed those problems, but it's now so cumbersome that in order to establish a campaign, you need six months to a year of lead time. And when you finally put everything in place with the departments, there's a general election. So the project gets put on ice.
Canadians have spoken and have elected minority governments, which may not be the best or the worst solution. But all the campaign projects have been put on ice, and there's a tendency not to want to start them up again.
For the sole French-language newspaper in the province, it's no secret, the money from the federal government is very important, essential even.