Puck dropped, parliamentarians decry loss of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC: ‘it’s a shame that Canada’s national game is not freely available to all Canadians’

Liberal MP Robert Oliphant says it's better if CBC and Hockey Night in Canada remain 'married,' but 'if it’s divorced, I keep my friendship with both parties.'
Liberal net minder Marc Miller, left, Conservative player Ben Lobb, centre, and Liberal player Neil Ellis during a 2017 match among parliamentarians and staffers in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. Now as culture minister, Miller said the loss of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC is 'really disappointing.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY DAVIS LEGREE
June 19, 2026

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