Niagara Regional Council Calls for Government to Support the Niagara SubStandard

Niagara Regional Council Chair Jim Bradley has called on the federal government to help fund the Niagara SubStandard. Referring to the SubStandard as a “local source of incredible news,” Chairman Bradley made the plea at the Regional Council meeting last Thursday. With unanimous support, the resolution introduced by Bradley recognized that “a healthy professional media is essential to the proper function of democracy,” and that this especially applies to the satirical media. “It has long been recognized that it’s the irreverent, the lampooning, the media not afraid of cutting through the bluster, misinformation and selective news releases that often contain the real truths.”

The Substandard also applauds Chairman Bradly for his ongoing support for progressive environmental policies by urging the federal government to “ensure an ecosystem for a healthy news media.”

As a major source of incredible news and thus an essential contributor to the democratic process in Niagara, we look forward to a small but timely infusion of federal cash in support of our ongoing crusade for truth, justice and the Canadian Way.

The SubStandard has requested that the federal grant funds be deposited into a numbered account in the Cayman Islands.