Bell layoffs another clear example of corporate bloodsucking says the MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-KapuskasingAlgoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes writes a regular column about initiatives and issues impacting our community. Recently, Bell Media gave layoff notices to an astonishing 4,800 people across their broadcasting arms in television and radio and also announced it would be selling 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. Premier David Eby: “Bell and corporations like Bell have overseen the assembly of local media assets that are treasures to local communities. All of these cuts despite BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Media, having an operating revenue totaling $6.7 billion in 2023, up from $6.44 billion a year earlier. Bell Media made $697 million last year, but apparently that’s not enough.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2024 08:22 UTC