Government should come up with plan for media cuts, shutdowns, say MPs

Parliament Hill feels weight of recession in cuts. These aren't normal times.

As the CanWest media empire teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, NDP MP Charlie Angus says if the company is broken up and sold off in pieces the government must take steps to ensure it doesn't lead to further media centralization in the future.

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