Opposition MPs, media veterans call for ‘long overdue’ CBC mandate review
A source familiar with government deliberations expects Ottawa will move forward with a review later this year, while stakeholders wait impatiently for the mandate’s first update in nearly 35 years. Meanwhile, CBC announced it will hire 33 reporters to populate new and pre-existing local newsrooms, and will offer local news coverage in 77 localities across the country.
As Google, Meta, and other American-owned big-tech firms pervade Canada's media landscape, Ottawa is considering reviewing the CBC's mandate in an effort to strengthen cultural independence and further protect the country's democracy, political players say.
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