Don’t ‘defund’ the CBC, make it better
Targeting the CBC is red meat to the Conservative base, and will doubtless attract some support in other sectors. But it’s hard to see voters struggling with the cost of living, paying higher interest rates on mortgages, and perceiving an increasingly grim future outlook are going to be considering the fate of the public broadcaster when they mark their ballot.
If, as all opinion polls indicate, the Conservatives win the next election with a comfortable majority, the new government would be well within its right to “defund” the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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