Trudeau government proposes new CBC mandate that includes big funding boost, a ban on some ads

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The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, is proposing a real revolution in her plan for the future of CBC/Radio-Canada. Unfortunately, it couldn't have come at a worse time.

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Trudeau government proposes new CBC mandate that includes big funding boost, a ban on some ads

Minister Pascale St-Onge proposed the CBC be funded through a per capita model based on the size of the population in an update Thursday.

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Heritage Minister Proposes Overhaul of CBC, Doubling Its Funding

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is proposing an overhaul of CBC/Radio Canada’s mandate, which entails nearly doubling its $1.4 billion in federal funding and implementing a more “stable” funding process for the public broadcaster. The average funding for public broadcasters in G7 countries like England and Germany is $62 per person, St-Onge said during a Feb. 20 press conference in Ottawa, saying Canada ranks “next to last” with an annual inve…

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Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge urges a near-doubling of funds for public broadcaster CBC, to bolster the broadcaster and end its reliance on ads

Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail: Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge urges a near-doubling of funds for public broadcaster CBC, to bolster the broadcaster and end its reliance on ads  —  ////Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is proposing that the CBC's public funding almost double, in a bid to bolster the public broadcaster …

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Federal Heritage Minister recommends nearly doubling CBC funding and reducing accountability

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for the CBC to be completely defunded in the wake of the federal Liberal government’s recommendation to nearly double the state broadcaster’s cost to taxpayers and hide its budget reporting. “It is outrageous for the government to try to hide the cost of the CBC from the taxpayers who are paying its bills,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “This government is totally out touch if it think…

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Les Libéraux veulent moderniser et renforcer CBC/Radio-Canada

Cette semaine en politique fédérale canadienne: le gouvernement révise le rôle de CBC/Radio-Canada, plusieurs annonces de financement pour les langues officielles, un projet de TGV entre Québec et Toronto… et de nouveaux tarifs américains. Renforcer CBC/Radio-Canada La ministre de Patrimoine canadien, Pascale St-Onge, a énuméré ce jeudi 20 février des mesures pour renforcer et moderniser le mandat de Radio-Canada et de son pendant anglophone, CB…