Peter Braid at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 29th, 2012. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2012 / 9:20 a.m.

Conservative

Peter Braid Conservative Kitchener—Waterloo, ON

Thank you.

I have a question about the annual funding to the CBC of $60 million to help enhance Canadian content and Canadian programming. There was an earlier question from my colleague, Monsieur Gourde. You confirmed that, after a little more than a decade or so, that annual allotment to the CBC will expire.

I realize that there's no one from the CBC here, and I approach this question as someone who supports the mandate of the CBC. After more than a decade of $60 million in annual funding—or for over $600 million or so—could you speak to how Canadian content and Canadian programming have been enhanced at the CBC as a result of that investment?

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