Canada already does this but the way we choose to do it requires jumping through a whole set of hoops for journalists.

Take a look at this: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...

> The maximum credit will be calculated by:

> multiplying the lowest personal income tax rate (15%) by the total of all amounts paid by the individual for qualifying subscription expenses in the year up to $500.

Not a Canadian so I've never heard of this before, but does this mean it's just a 15% discount?

Yep