Ponoka—Didsbury's candidates' promises on Culture, Arts, & Media | 2025 Canadian election - VoteMate

Culture, Arts, & Media platforms

Here's what the candidates in Ponoka—Didsbury, and their parties, are promising.

CBC/Radio-Canada

Grant Abraham

United candidate in your district

Defund the CBC. End taxpayer-funded media bias. Let Canadians choose the news they trust—not pay for state narratives.

We don't have any Conservative policies on CBC/Radio-Canada.

NDP

Provide $150M/year more to CBC/Radio-Canada

Movies and TV

Grant Abraham

United candidate in your district

Support Canadian creators—without politicized mandates. Fund content that reflects real Canadian stories and values.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Movies and TV.

We don't have any NDP policies on Movies and TV.

News and journalism

Grant Abraham

United candidate in your district

End media bailouts. Restore press freedom by cutting government funding. A free press shouldn’t be a paid press.

We don't have any Conservative policies on News and journalism.

NDP

Expand supports for local journalism

"We would expand supports for the CBC and for local journalism, so critical during this time of misinformation, disinformation and US threats." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

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