Having spent 29 years at the CBC, I can tell you that, unfortunately, there were periods of budget cuts, for all kinds of reasons cited by elected officials at the time. This necessarily had an impact on jobs and services. Today, we see that regional services, in particular, have suffered budget cuts over the years. I know that they've tried to increase resources somewhat, but local service, regional service, is still at risk. If the Crown corporation winds up with fewer resources, I'm afraid it won't be able to meet citizens' expectations when it comes to local news.
On November 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.