Lacroix calls for ‘discussion’ on whether new tax should fund CBC

CBC/Radio-Canada CEO Hubert Lacroix said Tuesday the public broadcaster is in a financially stable situation despite the loss of advertising revenue from NHL games, but that it must start a “conversation” about alternative funding models, which could include a levy on Internet service providers, or a household fee or tax.

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NDP most trusted to ‘protect’ CBC: advocacy group

Advocacy group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting said in a press release Tuesday that a Nanos Research poll it commissioned found the NDP is the party “most trusted by voters to protect the CBC,” followed by the Liberals at 27 per cent, 13 per cent for the Conservatives and three per cent for the Green Party.

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