I don’t think the CBC is as friendly to the Liberals as you think, Firebot.
The CBC is actually supporting CPC campaign efforts to defund the CBC.
https://torontosun.com/news/national...nd-broadcaster
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While Tait asked the Liberal government for even more tax dollars during the committee hearing, the Conservatives pointed out the last time the CBC received an emergency $42 million taxpayer-funded top-up she quickly paid out $18.4 million in bonuses, with $3.3 million of it awarded to 45 executives, which averaged out to $73,000 per executive.
“This is more money than the typical working Canadian will see in an entire year,” the Tories said.
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“I think outside of the Conservative caucus, you have been the most successful person in creating the demand to defund the CBC,” Scheer said.
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He pointed how “out of touch the CBC can be with Canadians,” saying Tait gave out executive and senior management bonuses during “an affordability crisis” while laying off frontline workers.
“Something that even Peter Mansbridge called out the CBC for,” said Scheer.
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