CBC privatization bill receives chilly response in House
Media | 02/17/2017 9:06 pm EST
A private members’ bill to privatize CBC/Radio-Canada was met with vigorous opposition Friday as members of Parliament stood in the House of Commons to defend the country’s public broadcaster.
Bill C-308, introduced by Conservative backbencher — and party leadership candidate — Brad Trost in September, proposes incorporating the CBC, creating and selling shares in a public offering and putting the money the Crown corporation currently receives into general revenue.
The only one to speak in favour of his bill, Trost stressed that the
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