The Trudeau Liberals are staking on the credibility of the CBC over independent media because they say the state broadcaster is held publicly accountable. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge thinks media organizations paid for by federal and provincial governments are necessary because otherwise they could be subject to “political or commercial interference.”Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly pledges to defund the CBC if elected prime minister, citing the savings of $1 billion for Canadian taxpayers. St-Onge in May refused to explain the appointment of seven individuals to the CBC federal election advisory panel who received funding from her heritage department, including two federally subsidized media publishers and a former Trudeau Foundation scholar, Western Standard reported at the time. .WATCH: CBC's cartoon tells kids how doctors could 'misgender' a baby.Without state broadcasting, the only news and entertainment available to Canadians would be content “produced for profit," she warned in the video posted to social media earlier this month.While St-Onge says there’s “nothing wrong with that,” she asserts “public platforms have another goal in mind.”“They're not there for some shareholders, but rather to entertain, inform and educate us, to meet the public's needs when it comes to news and stories.”“It also means that they work in the public interest and answer directly to you, no political or commercial interference.”“Freedom from commercial or revenue-chasing means you can live up to certain principles.” .CBC publishes story claiming children dug graves for classmates at residential schools. The CBC was found to have lied to a House of Commons Inquiry of Ministry. It said in May it “does not pay bonuses” — yet it was revealed Crown broadcaster executives awarded themselves $14.9 million in bonuses. “CBC does not pay bonuses,” the Crown broadcaster wrote the Inquiry, the Western Standard reported.“The corporation has an at-risk incentive pay system.”CBC CEO Catherine Tait, who claimed she knew nothing of these bonuses, complained to MPs the broadcaster was experiencing such “serious challenges,” it laid off 141 employees and asked for more money. Tait is paid $497,000 annually..CBC backpedals on headline failure falsely implying Canadian citizen innocently killed by Israeli forces
The Trudeau Liberals are staking on the credibility of the CBC over independent media because they say the state broadcaster is held publicly accountable. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge thinks media organizations paid for by federal and provincial governments are necessary because otherwise they could be subject to “political or commercial interference.”Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly pledges to defund the CBC if elected prime minister, citing the savings of $1 billion for Canadian taxpayers. St-Onge in May refused to explain the appointment of seven individuals to the CBC federal election advisory panel who received funding from her heritage department, including two federally subsidized media publishers and a former Trudeau Foundation scholar, Western Standard reported at the time. .WATCH: CBC's cartoon tells kids how doctors could 'misgender' a baby.Without state broadcasting, the only news and entertainment available to Canadians would be content “produced for profit," she warned in the video posted to social media earlier this month.While St-Onge says there’s “nothing wrong with that,” she asserts “public platforms have another goal in mind.”“They're not there for some shareholders, but rather to entertain, inform and educate us, to meet the public's needs when it comes to news and stories.”“It also means that they work in the public interest and answer directly to you, no political or commercial interference.”“Freedom from commercial or revenue-chasing means you can live up to certain principles.” .CBC publishes story claiming children dug graves for classmates at residential schools. The CBC was found to have lied to a House of Commons Inquiry of Ministry. It said in May it “does not pay bonuses” — yet it was revealed Crown broadcaster executives awarded themselves $14.9 million in bonuses. “CBC does not pay bonuses,” the Crown broadcaster wrote the Inquiry, the Western Standard reported.“The corporation has an at-risk incentive pay system.”CBC CEO Catherine Tait, who claimed she knew nothing of these bonuses, complained to MPs the broadcaster was experiencing such “serious challenges,” it laid off 141 employees and asked for more money. Tait is paid $497,000 annually..CBC backpedals on headline failure falsely implying Canadian citizen innocently killed by Israeli forces
