James Moore on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

In the House of Commons on March 27th, 2009. See this statement in context.

Canadian Broadcasting CorporationOral Questions

March 27th, 2009 / 11:45 a.m.

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam B.C.

Conservative

James Moore ConservativeMinister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

I will take a fourth run at this, Mr. Speaker.

Executive vice-president Richard Stursberg said that if the government had given the CBC bridge financing, it still would have had to cut 800 people. This was a business decision of the CBC.

The reality is that budget 2005-06 increased funding for the CBC, budget 2006-07 increased funding for the CBC, budget 2007-08 increased funding for the CBC, budget 2008-09 increased funding for the CBC and budget 2009-10 increased funding for the CBC.

The other thing in common with the budget is that the NDP voted against every one of them.

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