The Trudeau government’s immediate plan seems to be, in exchange for lost advertising revenue, to provide the CBC with an additional $100 million annually for four years. And our public broadcaster is not supported in a way that would permit it to ignore the lure of advertising and subscriber revenues. To secure the change Canadians deserve at CBC we must look past this tired debate concerning advertising. To the point where some political leaders now campaign on slogans of “Defund the CBC.”The BBC receives $104 per capita in public funding, CBC receives a mere $33. Canadians want a strong public broadcaster with credible journalism and excellent storytelling, in both English, French, and Indigenous languages.

Source: CBC News March 19, 2022 17:01 UTC