Thank you for the question.
I was asked that question by the CBC on Power & Politics and I said that I didn't think it seemed reasonable.
The CBC currently receives a generous contribution from the federal government of approximately $1.2 billion. If you break that down and distill it, it's equal to almost $150,000 for each of the 3,000 journalists of the 8,000 staff they have. It seems they have a massive advantage. The CBC also competes with the private sector, for digital advertising in particular.
We feel that this money is best directed to the private sector.