NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Conservative Leader’s criticisms of the CBC amount to an attack on Canadian culture – and Quebec and francophone culture, in particular
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Pierre Poilievre’s criticisms of the CBC amount to an attack on Canadian culture by the Conservative leader – and Quebec and francophone culture, in particular.
CBC receives roughly $1 billion in taxpayer money annually, but it contends the label is inaccurate because it maintains editorial independence and receives its funding through a vote in Parliament. “This is not just an attack against independent journalists,” Singh told reporters Monday, speaking in French. “But it is also an attack against Canadian culture, particularly Quebec culture and francophone culture.”
The federal Conservatives currently hold nine out of 78 federal seats in Quebec, while the governing Liberals boast 34 and another 32 belong to the Bloc. The NDP has one seat and Alain Rayes, a former Conservative who left the party last fall after Poilievre won its leadership contest, sits as an independent.
CBC itself has clarified that any proposal to axe its funding while maintaining its French-language programming would require a change to the Broadcast Act, the legislation that stipulates its mandate.
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