Bloc Québécois MPs describe CBC cuts as ‘a catastrophe,’ while some media experts say CBC should stick to news, investigative stories

Former CBC News Hill bureau chief Chris Waddell says the CBC isn't immune from cuts, but says the government should decide what role it wants the public broadcaster to play in the current media environment.

CBC president Catherine Tait announced that approximately 600 positions will be cut from the organization over the next year, as well as another 200 vacant positions.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

December 11, 2023

Media experts and some MPs say they are worried after CBC/Radio-Canada announced plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce, with the Bloc Québécois describing the situation as a "catastrophe." Some who have worked at the corporation, meanwhile, say the national public broa...

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