Login / RegisterCBC plans to chop 650 jobs, put ads on CBC Radio 2 due to budget cuts
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced it plans to eliminate 650 jobs over three years in response to the10 percent funding cut in the federal budget.
475 of those jobs will be eliminated during the current fiscal year, according to a post on the CBC News website.
The public broadcaster also said today (April 4) it has applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to add advertising and sponsorships to CBC Radio 2 and Espace musique, its two national music radio networks.
According to CBC president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix, when the $115 million in cuts are combined with cost increases and investments, the CBC has "financial pressures" of $200 million.
“We expect to be able to offset that with $50 million in new revenues, which leaves us with about $150 million to account for by way of reductions and operating improvements," Lacroix said in a statement.
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(PS - Sorry about your left nut. Where did you last see it?)
Conservative majority in the last election. Too bad your side lost. If you really cared about the CBC you could just send them a cheque.
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/jobs+over+three+years/6410755/story.html
(a) I already send my "cheque" to the CBC every April ... and I'm happy to do so.
(b) A minority of Canadians allowed rhe CPC to gain a majority.
(c) Bruce Ralston will be the next finance minister of BC. Perhaps he will be more gentle with your right nut than Joy was with your left. Or not.
No wonder you're so bitter.
Then again, your rotten personality was what caused your nuts to leave, so a bit of a chicken & egg issue, innit?
If CBC accepts advertising, it'll be advertising dollars that won't be going to Sun.
Also, if you think CBC suffers from a strong left wing bias, you're revealing your own strong right wing bias.
They sure had some damaging reports about the Liberals way-back-when.
Not that CBC is perfect...
Wow. Might I suggest you practice your goose-stepping?
please consider, in the last federal election:
70% did not vote NDP
80% did not vote Liberal
if you wish to support the overtly leftist CBC, please do it with your own resources.
thank you and good day.
teth adam
It's funny how the Right Wingers for a Free Market like to live large of the CBC which is funded by mostly regular Canadians cash!
Ooh! and for those comments on taxpayer subsidies going to media/cultural Quebecor receives loads of public money as the Quebec governments' investment branch, Caisse de depot, has a 45% stake in Quebecor.
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