Whereas the news media in the Windsor have been instrumental during the

COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring local citizens have accurate local information;

Therefore Be It Resolved that the City of Windsor Council recognizes that a healthy, professional news media is essential to the proper functioning of democracy in ourcity; urges nearby municipal councils and across Canada to recognize that a robust news

media is essential to the proper functioning of democracy in their jurisdictions; endorses legislation and regulations to support and rejuvenate news outlets across Canada; and

urges the federal government to move quickly to pass legislation to ensure an ecosystem for a healthy news media to serve all Canadians.

And that the resolution be forwarded to the area municipalities, local M.P.s and M.P.P.s

and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Association of Municipalities of

Ontario.