CBC News: Should politicians accept corporate gifts like Taylor Swift tickets?

Fiona Odlum — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:38:06 +0000

Federal cabinet minister Harjit Sajjan is defending his decision to accept taxpayer-funded Taylor Swift tickets. Sajjan donated $1,500 to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank in lieu of payment for the tickets provided by Crown corporation PAVCO.

Neil McArthur, a philosophy professor and director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba, joined BC Today’s Michelle Eliot to discuss whether politicians should ever accept these types of corporate gifts.

To listen to the conversation, please follow the link with CBC News

CTV News: Canadian brands hope to score with Taylor Swift fans during Super Bowl

Fiona Odlum — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:24:15 +0000

Swift’s presence at the game is still up in the air because she performs in Tokyo the night before the Sunday kickoff in Las Vegas, meaning she’ll need to rush to get to the Super Bowl in time.

Regardless of whether she makes it, Sijie Sun, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Manitoba, said Swift has offered an important lesson that should be added to advertisers’ playbooks.

“You want to be more inclusive, more open to all genders, all demographics,” he said.

“The social sense has been changed … so you have to be trying new stuff.”

*This was filed by The Canadian Press

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CBC News: Should politicians accept corporate gifts like Taylor Swift tickets?

CTV News: Canadian brands hope to score with Taylor Swift fans during Super Bowl