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CCPA releases alternative budget, proposes increasing CBC funding, internet access in federal prisons

| 09/21/2026 7:05 am EDT

CBC must modernize to operate in digital environment, says Canadian Internet Society

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released its 2026-27 alternative federal budget (AFB) ahead of the government’s fall plan, pushing for more funding...

Budget devotes new funding to CRTC and to journalism initiatives

Media | 04/07/2022 4:07 pm EDT

Budget devotes new funding to CRTC and to journalism initiatives

In a federal government that is mostly targeted towards new spending on housing and defense, there were a handful of new spending commitments related to the telecommunications and broadcast sectors. The budget pledges $8.5 million over two years to the CRTC for the...

‘Level playing field’ for digital services: C.D. Howe

Media | 02/23/2017 5:46 pm EST

The federal government should require foreign providers of digital services to remit tax on sales in the jurisdiction where the final customer is located, the C.D. Howe Institute said. In a report...

Joly non-committal on $150M in extra funding for CBC

Media | 02/02/2016 10:08 pm EST

Heritage Minister Melanie Joly is refusing to specify that the CBC will receive the $150 million in extra funding the Liberal government promised during last year’s election, despite receiving questions on the subject from...