Civil liberties and constitutional rights groups are requesting the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) call on the president and CEO of the CBC, Catherine Tait, to testify in the ongoing public inquiry looking into the government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The rights groups, including the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), The Democracy Fund (TDF),…
Civil Liberties Groups Call for CBC President to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
October 25, 2022
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CBC Interview Alluding to Russian Involvement in Trucker Protests Breached Journalistic Standards: Ombudsman
CBC has admitted that its Journalistic Standards and Practices (JSP) have been breached. The CBC ombudsman said the question in an interview, which alluded to Russian collusion with the trucker protests, was out of context, and the ideas and language surrounding the question were too bold. He said there should have been evidence backing the claim…
New Legislation Will Profit Large Canadian Media Outlets by Over $300 Million, Says PBO
New legislation will profit large Canadian media outlets and publishers by upwards of $329 million in government subsidies, if passed, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. “We expect news businesses to receive a total compensation around $329.2 million per annum from digital platforms and spend about $20.8 million in transaction and compliance costs…
Top Government Execs, Management Received $190 Million in Bonuses During Pandemic
Executives and upper management positions in the federal government were paid over $190 million in bonuses during the pandemic year of 2021, an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the house of commons shows. According to Blacklocks Reporter, the largest payout went to 295 executives that made up 96 percent of upper management at the department…
‘N-word’ on French CBC: Trudeau Says Balance Needed Between Freedom of Expression and Avoiding Perpetuating ‘Crimes’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waded into the freedom of expression debate on Wednesday as he addressed Radio-Canada’s decision to appeal a CRTC ruling requiring it to apologize publicly for saying the “N-word” in a radio program. “It’s extremely important to underline that defending freedom of expression, defending journalistic independence and integrity, is always going to…
CRTC Renews CBC Licensing for Another Five Years, Tweaks Its Mandate
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is renewing CBC’s licensing, with tweaks to its mandate that will require it to spend money on programming produced by people with disabilities, Indigenous and racialized people and the LGBTQ community. The CRTC is dropping the requirement for CBC to maintain minimum thresholds of local programming in urban markets…
Sen. David Richards: Hockey Icon Don Cherry Deserves the Order of Canada
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Russia Shuts Down CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow Bureau, Removes Journalist Accreditations
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is shutting down CBC/Radio-Canada’s Moscow bureau and revoking the accreditations and visas of its journalists. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says the move is in retaliation for Ottawa’s ban on Kremlin-backed RT, formerly known as Russia Today, and RT France from being broadcast in Canada. The CRTC removed RT and…
Peter Menzies: Ottawa’s Fix for the News Business Will Actually Hurt It
Commentary Unless Canada intends to put most of its news media permanently under some form of government subsidy, Ottawa must get serious about a long-term plan for the sustainability of the industry. And that means not forcing people to give news away for free when other people are trying to build subscription-based business models. Everyone…
Andrew Scheer Launches Petition to Defund CBC
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