Governments throughout the years, whether they're Conservative or Liberal, have made cuts to the CBC at different times. The Canadian government likes us when they're not in power. They don't like us when they're in power because journalists criticize or shed light on the work that's done by the people in power. Of course, there's a lot of stuff being done.
I want people to remember that it's not just CBC; it's CBC/Radio-Canada, so if there are any job losses, they will be on both sides. Our members at CBC/Radio-Canada have a job to do. They're trying to fulfill the mandate given to them by the Canadian government, and they cannot do that work if they don't have the tools or numbers to do that work. If there is a mandate and we want people to fulfill that mandate, we have to give them the tools to do the job.
We do advocate for good, stable, long-term financing for CBC/Radio-Canada, for sure. They cannot plan long term, and they cannot continue to do the very important work they do if they don't have stable financing. Media workers need to be remunerated at the level of the important work they do. Like any other Canadian across the country, they have been taking a salary decrease throughout the years.