Trudeau vs Scheer

[floppi]

It's usually the board of the companies that votes for the raises to their ceo....not much different than governments voting for public servants raises.

Actually, it's called "Say on Pay" and at least in the US, is now legislation.

I think Obama introduced it but died a quick death in the Republican controlled Congress.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_on_pay

ETA: Obama sign the Dodd and Frank legislation which had some sort of executive compensation but I don't think a lot of them have been implemented still.......plus Trump by executive order did away with a lot of Dodd and Frank.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-dec ... 2018-09-10

[The Green Barbarian]

Nothing here to see folks......just another whine by the JT haters crowd.

LOL - it's almost like you were given a script in advance as this obvious pay-off and the blow-back would surely have been anticipated at Slime-ball central - the LIEberal mother-ship. How about that.

[Gone_Fishin]

LOL - it's almost like you were given a script in advance as this obvious pay-off and the blow-back would surely have been anticipated at Slime-ball central - the LIEberal mother-ship. How about that.

Der Fuhrer handed out the scripts. That's why he missed all that time in Question Period when MPs were asking about the Norman scandal, he was busy smearing *bleep* on paper to hand to his paid digital influencers. It's pretty bad when the opposition MPs are forced to answer questions on the government's behalf because the chair of the committee ducks out, eh?

[Gone_Fishin]

Many comparable CEOs work for publicly traded companies, their salary bump gets voted on. Public servants are paid by taxpayers dollars, their annual bumps should be voted on as well.

I don't think I'd try to explain how business works to a far left Fuhrer minion, OKK. A brick would have a better understanding than a Trudeau groupie about how companies operate.

[OKkayak]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_on_pay

There ya go, lots of CEOs are paid based on "Say on Pay"

[floppi]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_on_pay

There ya go, lots of CEOs are paid based on "Say on Pay"

If your talking US, not so much. If it's legislated the participation should be 100%, no? But that's not the case.

242 Russell 3000 companies have held Say on Pay votes thus far in 2019, and the average vote support is 91.7%. No additional companies have failed Say on Pay since our last report, bringing the failure rate to 1.2%, or 104 basis points below the failure rate at this time last year.

https://www.semlerbrossy.com/say-on-pay ... ar-change/

[Mike Br.]

Has anyone watched the new episode of Weeping Madonna today?

[Gone_Fishin]

Even the CBC is saying "What the ....?"


Journalists question Liberal government's $600M media bailout plan

'You have people who are dead set against the government giving any kind of money to media'

Tom Parry · CBC News · Posted: May 23, 2019 7:19 PM ET | Last Updated: May 23

The federal government's plan to support Canadian journalism is being questioned by some Canadian journalists.

The Liberals have set aside nearly $600 million over the next five years for tax credits and other incentives aimed at propping up struggling news outlets.

Ottawa this week announced an independent panel that will recommend the news operations that will be eligible for assistance under the plan.

As head of the Canadian Association of Journalists, Karyn Pugliese has heard all sorts of opinions about whether news outlets should accept a government handout.

"You have people who are dead set against the government giving any kind of money to media. We've got some people who feel that something is necessary because it's important to keep news going," Pugliese said.

The CAJ is one of eight groups invited by Ottawa to name representatives to an expert panel tasked with recommending media organizations eligible for federal assistance.

The other seven associations are: News Media Canada, the Association de la presse francophone, the Quebec Community Newspaper Association, the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, Unifor and the Fédération nationale des communications.

Pugliese says the CAJ isn't sure how to respond to Ottawa's invitation.

"We've got a lot of questions that we want to put back to government. But we're taking it as an invitation, right now, not as a done deal that we're going to participate. We want to get some answers to some questions first and find out what we're getting involved with," she said.

Questioning Unifor's involvement

Unifor represents journalists, along with workers in other sectors like auto manufacturing, forestry and mining. The union has made no secret of its politics.

Unifor's national executive has even described itself on Twitter as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's "worst nightmare." That's raising questions about its ability to remain objective in its role on the government's expert panel on media funding.

snip

But some journalists are still uneasy. Russell Wangersky, a top columnist at the St. John's Telegram, has an article coming out this week criticizing the media bailout plan.

In his fall fiscal update, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced some details of the $600 million program to help Canada's news media organizations — many of which have been struggling with diminishing revenue and falling readership numbers.

Under the program, news media organizations are eligible for refundable tax credits, a non-refundable tax credit for subscriptions to Canadian digital news and access to charitable tax incentives for not-for-profit journalism.

The government may want to help Canadian media with the plan, Wangersky said, but it may end up hurting it.

"I just don't think it's the right solution. I think it carries the potential to do more harm to news agencies' credibility than it does to actually do anything more than protect existing systems in the short term," he told CBC.

The government says there's nothing political about its plan — that it only wants to ensure Canadians have access to accurate, relevant news.

Federal Conservatives have long criticized the government's plan, saying the Liberals are trying to co-opt Canada's news media.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/journa ... -1.5147761

[Country plough boy]

Even the CBC is saying "What the ....?"


Journalists question Liberal government's $600M media bailout plan

'You have people who are dead set against the government giving any kind of money to media'

Tom Parry · CBC News · Posted: May 23, 2019 7:19 PM ET | Last Updated: May 23

The federal government's plan to support Canadian journalism is being questioned by some Canadian journalists.

The Liberals have set aside nearly $600 million over the next five years for tax credits and other incentives aimed at propping up struggling news outlets.

Ottawa this week announced an independent panel that will recommend the news operations that will be eligible for assistance under the plan.

As head of the Canadian Association of Journalists, Karyn Pugliese has heard all sorts of opinions about whether news outlets should accept a government handout.

"You have people who are dead set against the government giving any kind of money to media. We've got some people who feel that something is necessary because it's important to keep news going," Pugliese said.

The CAJ is one of eight groups invited by Ottawa to name representatives to an expert panel tasked with recommending media organizations eligible for federal assistance.

The other seven associations are: News Media Canada, the Association de la presse francophone, the Quebec Community Newspaper Association, the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, Unifor and the Fédération nationale des communications.

Pugliese says the CAJ isn't sure how to respond to Ottawa's invitation.

"We've got a lot of questions that we want to put back to government. But we're taking it as an invitation, right now, not as a done deal that we're going to participate. We want to get some answers to some questions first and find out what we're getting involved with," she said.

Questioning Unifor's involvement

Unifor represents journalists, along with workers in other sectors like auto manufacturing, forestry and mining. The union has made no secret of its politics.

Unifor's national executive has even described itself on Twitter as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's "worst nightmare." That's raising questions about its ability to remain objective in its role on the government's expert panel on media funding.

snip

But some journalists are still uneasy. Russell Wangersky, a top columnist at the St. John's Telegram, has an article coming out this week criticizing the media bailout plan.

In his fall fiscal update, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced some details of the $600 million program to help Canada's news media organizations — many of which have been struggling with diminishing revenue and falling readership numbers.

Under the program, news media organizations are eligible for refundable tax credits, a non-refundable tax credit for subscriptions to Canadian digital news and access to charitable tax incentives for not-for-profit journalism.

The government may want to help Canadian media with the plan, Wangersky said, but it may end up hurting it.

"I just don't think it's the right solution. I think it carries the potential to do more harm to news agencies' credibility than it does to actually do anything more than protect existing systems in the short term," he told CBC.

The government says there's nothing political about its plan — that it only wants to ensure Canadians have access to accurate, relevant news.

Federal Conservatives have long criticized the government's plan, saying the Liberals are trying to co-opt Canada's news media.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/journa ... -1.5147761

Gee no one is buying our fake news. Liberals to the rescue . Just like in USA. Press is the enemy of free people.

[Centurion]

Even the CBC is saying "What the ....?"


Journalists question Liberal government's $600M media bailout plan

'You have people who are dead set against the government giving any kind of money to media'

Tom Parry · CBC News · Posted: May 23, 2019 7:19 PM ET | Last Updated: May 23

The federal government's plan to support Canadian journalism is being questioned by some Canadian journalists.

The Liberals have set aside nearly $600 million over the next five years for tax credits and other incentives aimed at propping up struggling news outlets.

Ottawa this week announced an independent panel that will recommend the news operations that will be eligible for assistance under the plan.

As head of the Canadian Association of Journalists, Karyn Pugliese has heard all sorts of opinions about whether news outlets should accept a government handout.

"You have people who are dead set against the government giving any kind of money to media. We've got some people who feel that something is necessary because it's important to keep news going," Pugliese said.

The CAJ is one of eight groups invited by Ottawa to name representatives to an expert panel tasked with recommending media organizations eligible for federal assistance.

The other seven associations are: News Media Canada, the Association de la presse francophone, the Quebec Community Newspaper Association, the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, Unifor and the Fédération nationale des communications.

Pugliese says the CAJ isn't sure how to respond to Ottawa's invitation.

"We've got a lot of questions that we want to put back to government. But we're taking it as an invitation, right now, not as a done deal that we're going to participate. We want to get some answers to some questions first and find out what we're getting involved with," she said.

Questioning Unifor's involvement

Unifor represents journalists, along with workers in other sectors like auto manufacturing, forestry and mining. The union has made no secret of its politics.

Unifor's national executive has even described itself on Twitter as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's "worst nightmare." That's raising questions about its ability to remain objective in its role on the government's expert panel on media funding.

snip

But some journalists are still uneasy. Russell Wangersky, a top columnist at the St. John's Telegram, has an article coming out this week criticizing the media bailout plan.

In his fall fiscal update, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced some details of the $600 million program to help Canada's news media organizations — many of which have been struggling with diminishing revenue and falling readership numbers.

Under the program, news media organizations are eligible for refundable tax credits, a non-refundable tax credit for subscriptions to Canadian digital news and access to charitable tax incentives for not-for-profit journalism.

The government may want to help Canadian media with the plan, Wangersky said, but it may end up hurting it.

"I just don't think it's the right solution. I think it carries the potential to do more harm to news agencies' credibility than it does to actually do anything more than protect existing systems in the short term," he told CBC.

The government says there's nothing political about its plan — that it only wants to ensure Canadians have access to accurate, relevant news.

Federal Conservatives have long criticized the government's plan, saying the Liberals are trying to co-opt Canada's news media.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/journa ... -1.5147761

I cant help but wonder if this type of government action will lead to lawsuits from reputable media organizations? They will claim they have been alienated by our federal government and that their competitors on Little Potato's "government approved " list are receiving preferential treatment. This JT bribe could turn into a costly mess for the Canadian tax payer.

[The Green Barbarian]

This seems to be a passive aggressive way of doing exactly what Chavez did in Venezuela, subsume the media to ensure its support, and put all dissenting voices out of business. It's dirty pool, and it's awful. How many of these organizations are going to pumping out the Little Potato propaganda now (even more than usual) because they want to feed at the government trough? And the slime-balls at Unifor should be as far away from this as possible. Just disgusting that those sleaze-balls are a part of this process. Just so wrong.

[burnedatstake]

I cant help but wonder if this type of government action will lead to lawsuits from reputable media organizations?

if the innuendo is that say the rebel feelsleft out........dont worry. they wont bother. even the rebel knows they are not a reputable organization. we can even say that about any of the sun rags out there too.

[The Green Barbarian]

if the innuendo is that say the rebel feelsleft out........dont worry. they wont bother. even the rebel knows they are not a reputable organization. we can even say that about any of the sun rags out there too.

LOL but watch the lying slime at the Tyee get handed a big chunk of government cash by their puppeteers and the idiot Left cheer in unison. The hypocrisy is just off the charts.

[Gone_Fishin]

I think a good swift kick square in the gonads is what this lying LIEberal needs. His non-answers are an insult to Canadians.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as ... -1.5148429

[Catsumi]

Agreed. I listened to that clip when first aired. Try as she might she couldn't get a straight definitive answer out of him

Are Lieberals specially trained to deflect, lie and then blame others for their misdeeds?