We take a deep dive into the CBC to tell you how much the state broadcaster is costing you and what it’s spending YOUR money on.
The CBC’s ratings are plummeting, it costs Canadians more than $1.4 Billion this year, and it’s STILL handing out big bonuses.
The CBC has handed out $132 million in bonuses since 2015, and THIS YEAR, it’s awarding $18.4 million in bonuses this year.
Also: What would Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre do about CBC bonuses if he were prime minister? Franco has his answer!
Latest on the bonuses at the CBC: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/feds-must-end-cbc-bonuses-now
The bajillion numbers of stats on CBC’s ratings, viewership and spending on Indigenous programming: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/defund-the-cbc
Sign the petition to defund the CBC and to stop government payments to media: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/defund-the-cbc-and-end-media-bailout
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Hosts: Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s Franco Terrazzano, Ryan Thorpe and Kris Sims.
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