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OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government gave over $600,000 to social media creators to push the government’s agenda and products.
Calling the payments “partnerships with social creators,” Trudeau’s cabinet said federal departments and agencies gave $610,900 dollars to social media personalities to promote government initiatives such as Export Development Canada and public health COVID-19 vaccine efforts, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
The information was produced via an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons, after Conservative MP Warren Steinley requested the figures last year.
Blacklock’s reported that a total of $154,499 dollars were given by the Department of Health and Public Health Agency to creators in exchange for “favourable tweets, blogs and Facebook posts” regarding the “Government of Canada’s overall strategy to help everyone in Canada make an informed decision about COVID-19 vaccines.”
The Inquiry also revealed that CBC Dragons’ Den personality Michele Romanow and a partner Nicholas Duvernois were paid $120,000 to promote Export Development Canada, an export agency that seeks to connect Canadian businesses to the global economy.
Other payouts were given to social media influencers to promote Royal
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