Canadians are paying $1.6 billion to fund the CBC this year

Yet neither the CBC nor the government has explained what that means or how the money will be spent. A publicly funded broadcaster should report the news, not decide what information Canadians are allowed to trust.

Canadians are paying $1.6 billion to fund the CBC this year, with government briefing notes saying part of that funding will help the public broadcaster "combat disinformation." Yet neither the CBC nor the government has explained what that means or how the money will be spent. A…

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