Monday, December 14, 2020

Harper Didn't Defund the CBC When He Had the Chance

 Yeah:

The president of the CBC lives in Brooklyn, New York, according to a report by Canadaland, the online news site.

The report says Catherine Tait lives with her husband in a $5.4 million home in Brooklyn. Canadaland reports that Tait has been travelling between New York and her home in Ottawa over the course of the coronavirus crisis.

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The senator says the changes he will push would “prevent” both the use of sponsored content by the public broadcaster, as well as any future cancellations of local suppertime newscasts in the future.

“It’s a Crown corporation, so we can anticipate and expect a certain level of service. And then that’s not there, then look to the government to fix it,” said the senator, especially “given the substantial funding CBC received from Canadians.”


Also:

The Parliamentary Press Gallery yesterday detailed a draft ethics code to counter misconduct that “could erode the professional relationship” in the “halls of power.” The Gallery has been named in Federal Court affidavits for blacklisting the Rebel News Network while granting membership to the Chinese Communist Party-funded Xinhua News Agency: ‘Members can directly question individuals who drive and shape public policy.’



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