Following recent “substantial production cuts” announced by CBC, nine former CBC Board members are speaking out publicly and calling on the current board to protect the public broadcaster.
Read the full letter here (posted with permission)
“With a sense of great urgency, we, the undersigned, call upon you and all members of the Board, to consider the inevitable consequence of this most recent funding cut in particular, and, in accordance with your responsibility as Board members, to clearly and publicly inform the Government that these cuts will effectively eviscerate CBC/Radio Canada and will ultimately bring about the demise of this important and valued national public service.”