CBC receives $42 million in additional funding under Liberals’ new budget

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CBC receives $42 million in additional funding under Liberals’ new budget

The federal budget includes tens of millions of dollars more for CBC. The funding comes at a time of further declining subscriptions and ad revenues last year and potential layoffs. The budget document says the funding ensures “Canadians across the country, including rural, remote, Indigenous, and minority language communities, have access to high-quality, independent journalism and entertainment.” CBC president Catherine Tait called the new fun…