Budget boost allowing CBC to expand local, international coverage, says Hill bureau chief

The CBC is getting an extra $75-million in 2016-17, for a total budget of about $1.11-billion, with annual increases of $150-million after that up until 2020-12.

CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo. The public broadcaster will see its budget increased by the federal government over the next five years, getting an extra $675-million overall. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

May 30, 2016

With the Liberal government injecting an extra $675-million into the CBC over the next five years, as set out in the 2016 budget, CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo says the public broadcaster will be investing in more international reporting, as well as more “primarily digital” local and...

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