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CBC’s Perilous Future as Half Public and Half State Broadcaster

CBC’s Perilous Future as Half Public and Half State Broadcaster “‘Well, first we’re going to get them on their knees and then we’re going to restructure them,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reported to have said recently about the future of the CBC. Ian Morrison of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting warns Canadians that “his (Harper’s) idea of restructuring…would be something along the lines of American Public Broadcasting (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR.) “The Harper government has cut $115 million from CBC’s budget since 2012 after promising during the last election to maintain or increase support for the CBC,” continues… View Article