Details of 12 recommendations from ‘Shattered Mirror’ report on Canada’s media
OTTAWA — A report from the Public Policy Forum, authored by veteran journalist Ed Greenspon, is urging dramatic changes to help support the Canadian news industry as it struggles with sharp declines in revenues.
A detailed look at the report’s 12 recommendations:
1. Enhance Section 19 and 19.1 of the Income Tax Act.
— The distinction made in the treatment of Canadian and non-Canadian print and broadcast media should be extended to the Internet. The current situation is neither fair nor sensible: A Canadian advertiser cannot deduct expenses when buying space in The New York Times but can when placing an ad on nyt.com. Similarly, expenses for advertising on a border TV station cannot be deducted but can be if on YouTube.