CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending review.

‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY HANNAH DALEY

July 21, 2025

CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate should be reviewed much more often than it has historically, says the project lead of a recently released report titled “What Should the CBC Be?”

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