Commentary Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s latest move to ensure wealth is transferred from large online companies to favoured Canadian news organizations may further undermine public faith in two of Canada’s most troubled institutions: government and media. Major newspaper companies in Canada have lobbied the government for years for a bailout to compensate them for losing audiences and advertising dollars to social media and other more interesting online platforms. First was a series of tax credits for Canada Revenue Agency-approved providers. Next up was the $50 million (over five years) Local Journalism Initiative that pays the salaries of reporters on approved beats for sanctioned outlets. Upcoming is Rodriguez’s legislation forcing online companies such as Facebook and Google to make commercial arrangements to subsidize designated media. Legacy newspapers have maintained that online companies such as Facebook and Google unfairly profit from the news they produce. The companies have a different view, with …