Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of Canadians would like the federal government to pledge its advertising dollars to support domestic news media outlets, a new poll found.

The <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;survey&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.communitywire.ca/2025/02/06/canadians-want-federal-government-to-advertise-with-canadian-news-media/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.communitywire.ca/2025/02/06/canadians-want-federal-government-to-advertise-with-canadian-news-media/">survey</a> commissioned by News Media Canada also revealed considerably higher levels of trust for newspaper and online news site advertisements (63 per cent) compared to social media advertisements, such as those seen on platforms like Facebook or Instagram (28 per cent).

The report comes after the federal government confirmed Wednesday it was ending its advertising boycott of Meta’s social media sites.{ai:summary}<p>A recent poll indicates that 65% of Canadians want the federal government to allocate advertising funds to support domestic news media. The survey also shows that trust in advertisements from newspapers and online news sites (63%) significantly surpasses trust in social media ads (28%). </p><p>#society</p>

Majority of Canadians want government to pledge advertising dollars to domestic news outlets

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