Who is lying now?Apr 8, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto - At the direction of the Prime Minister's Office, Conservative MPs have engaged in a national campaign to mislead voters concerning the Harper government's investment in the CBC. In reply to messages from constituents who have written to express concern about the future of the CBC, at least seventy two Conservative MPs have stated in correspondence that: "In fact, this government has increased support to CBC in every one of our budgets. This year the CBC is receiving $1.1 billion dollars in funding - this being the highest amount of funding ever allotted to the CBC - more than any government in Canadian history. " This statement is false.
In each of the past three years, CBC funding has declined under the current government, even after factoring in one-time grants such as the $60 million programming top up in the last federal budget which died when the election was called. Jason Kenney's February 15th, 2011, declaration that "the CBC lies all the time" has caused Friends of Canadian Broadcasting spokesperson Ian Morrison to wonder "who is lying now?" "Individual Conservative MPs may not know they are passing on false and misleading information to their constituents. They are simply regurgitating lines supplied by the PMO," said Morrison. Full details of FRIENDS research on CBC funding are available at http://www.friends.ca/fact-sheet/10120. -30- For information: Jim Thompson 613-447-9592 |
May 23, 2013 — CBC's independence at risk if Bill C-60 passes as isMany of Canada's leading authorities and practitioners of journalism are calling for changes to Bill C-60 so that the government's Omnibus Budget legislation does not do irreparable harm to the editorial independence of the CBC. May 22, 2013 — Advisory - Remove CBC from Omnibus Bill C-60On behalf of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, Ian Morrison will testify to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance concerning C-60, the Budget Implementation Omnibus Bill that would give the Cabinet new and unprecedented authority over the CBC. May 8, 2013 — FREE CBC from political interferenceNo public broadcaster in any free and democratic country anywhere in the world faces political interference with its editorial independence as proposed for the CBC in Bill C-60. May 7, 2013 — Advisory - FREE CBC from political interferenceFriends of Canadian Broadcasting will be on the Hill tomorrow to give a news conference and brief Parliamentarians concerning the impact on the CBC of Bill C-60. Apr 30, 2013 — Conservative Broadcasting CorporationNewly assembled data from Elections Canada show that more than half of the CBC's directors are or have been financial supporters of the Conservative Party. Apr 23, 2013 — Don’t cut TVO: pollNew public opinion research shows that, given the chance, a wide majority (68%) of voters would advise Premier Kathleen Wynne to maintain or increase funding to TVOntario in the upcoming provincial budget. Apr 22, 2013 — Looking for a CBC champion in LabradorFRIENDS has launched a new website encouraging by-election voters to elect a champion of the CBC in Labrador. Nov 19, 2012 — CBC plans to go more commercialFRIENDS says the CBC has presenting a plan for the renewal of its broadcasting licences that will make it less of a public service broadcaster, and less distinctive. |
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