Mr. Speaker, we now know what the Liberal CBC plan really means to local communities.
The new 30 minutes of national news will be slick, well resourced and commercial free, but local news has until next week to cut millions of dollars and hundreds of staff so that they can fit into a 24 minute format with many commercials. Toronto wins again.
Will the government admit that the local news shows are only being kept on life support until after the election, at which time they will be shut down entirely?