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CPAC’s future at risk as CRTC hits ‘mute’ on channel’s funding boost request

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CPAC CEO Christa Dickenson, left, says the CRTC's move to delay its decision on their request for a funding boost could mean the cable channel, which broadcasts parliamentary activities including House of Commons business, could go dark.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and screenshot courtesy of CPAC

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

December 3, 2025

The cable channel dedicated to broadcasting activities on Parliament Hill—from Senate committees to press conferences to the daily theatre of Question Period in the House of Commons—is at risk of going dark due to a delay in ruling on a rare and critical funding boost.

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