Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27 (www.hilltimes.com)

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[-] CanadianMade@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Not cool.

[-] TheDoctorDonna@piefed.ca 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Anyone who thinks the liberals are anything further left than centre needs to open their eyes. Cuts, reductions, however you want to frame the loss of funds doesn't matter - what matters is the CBC is the only defense we have against the encroaching American media force. Even a lot of the small town newspapers are owned by American corporations. Stop giving the rich handouts, stop pandering to Trump, and fund our fucking country already.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

"Hey...that's our job."

                 -- Conservatives

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm not sure it's fair to call this a cut - they just didn't repeat last year's temporary funding boost, which was explicitly framed as being temporary. CBC's funding is almost exactly what it was 2 years ago.

Edit to add numbers for the 90% of people who won't read the article:

2026-27: $1,383,252,311
2025-26: $1,425,237,411 (later rose to $1,575,237,411)
2024-25: $1,383,237,411 (later rose to $1,425,237,411)
2023-24: $1,287,169,435 (no subsequent expenditures)
2022-23: $1,266,123,241 (later rose to $1,287,123,241)
2021-22: $1,229,423,241 (later rose to $1,250,423,241)
2020-21: $1,210,797,846 (later rose to $1,247,497,846)

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

I’m not sure it’s fair to call this a cut

2026-27: $1,383,252,311
2025-26: $1,425,237,411 (later rose to $1,575,237,411)

($191,985,100)

I would call a reduction of $191M in annual funding a cut.

CBC’s funding is almost exactly what it was 2 years ago.

Now adjust for inflation.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

I would call a reduction of $191M in annual funding a cut.

It was a one-off bonus. If you win the lottery one year and not the next, it would be absurd to complain that you've lost income. https://www.thewirereport.ca/2026/03/02/liberals-discontinue-temporary-funding-supports-for-cbc/

[-] veeesix@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

That’s how I’m seeing it as well. With all the talk of austerity, it would be bad optics to add another $150m to the CBC budget instead.

[-] patatas@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Well it's probably worse optics to break a clear campaign promise to increase the CBC's funding, wouldn't you agree?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Only if you think the voters are going to remember this into the next election cycle.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They have to find money for the military to participatr in war of agressions started by the usa and israel

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 days ago

The Conservative Party is now the MAGA Wannabe Fascist Party, and the Liberal Party is now the Conservative Party. Canada took a huge lurch to the right at the last election.

[-] Polkira@piefed.ca 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yep, I won't be voting for them the next election. I voted to avoid a conservative government and feel like we ended up with one anyways. It's very disheartening and I wish they would switch us to a ranked ballot or something like it.

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 3 points 2 days ago

There won't be another election until 4 years my guy. That's a long way off. In the meantime they have all the capacity to fuck us over royally.

People should've voted NDP in the last election to begin with.

[-] Polkira@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Great, let me just hop in my time machine and vote differently in the last election 🙄

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago

What would you expect when electing a world banker?

[-] maplesaga@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If theres an example of something unethical in politics, this is it. What is the CBC going to do, hire a bunch of people for expansion, and now fire them?

What the hell was the point, just to fuck with people?