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Bloc Québécois MPs describe CBC cuts as ‘a catastrophe,’ while some media experts say CBC should stick to news, investigative stories

Former CBC News Hill bureau chief Chris Waddell says the CBC isn't immune from cuts, but says the government should decide what role it wants the public broadcaster to play in the current media environment.

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE
December 11, 2023

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Liberal to independent: Jane Cordy looks back on 24 years in the Senate

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As Trump threatens 25 per cent tariffs, revived Canada-U.S. Cabinet Committee meets weekly

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Some Liberal MPs upset with Trudeau for not consulting caucus or cabinet before announcing two-month GST holiday and $250 cheques

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House Finance Committee receives more than 800 briefs ahead of 2025 budget

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Climate change, housing needs of Northern Canada require tailored funding model based on more than population, say Idlout and Simpson

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Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Most-lobbied Grit MPs hear push for health accountability measures, most-lobbied Tory MPs hear push for environment, trade issues

House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats

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Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

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Feds give CBC a budget boost

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Set the CBC free

OpinionBY PETER MACLEOD

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says NDP heritage critic Niki Ashton.

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says NDP heritage critic Niki Ashton.

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.

Feds give CBC a budget boost

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Fasten your seatbelts. Canada is in for a long election run.

Feds give CBC a budget boost

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Fasten your seatbelts. Canada is in for a long election run.

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Parliamentary secretary Taleeb Noormohamed acknowledged ‘frustration that the government hasn't done more to regulate,’ but ‘the question becomes what exactly are you trying to regulate.’

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Parliamentary secretary Taleeb Noormohamed acknowledged ‘frustration that the government hasn't done more to regulate,’ but ‘the question becomes what exactly are you trying to regulate.’

Set the CBC free

OpinionBY PETER MACLEOD

We need a radical new approach: an end to annual appropriations and ministerial oversight for CBC/Radio-Canada in exchange for an endowment fund that would see public and private media adequately supported in perpetuity.

Set the CBC free

OpinionBY PETER MACLEOD

We need a radical new approach: an end to annual appropriations and ministerial oversight for CBC/Radio-Canada in exchange for an endowment fund that would see public and private media adequately supported in perpetuity.

Bloc Québécois MPs describe CBC cuts as ‘a catastrophe,’ while some media experts say CBC should stick to news, investigative stories

Former CBC News Hill bureau chief Chris Waddell says the CBC isn't immune from cuts, but says the government should decide what role it wants the public broadcaster to play in the current media environment.

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