Madam Speaker, there are a number of numbers, and I will unpack them very quickly. There was a total of $18 million in bonuses paid out to executives, managers and out-of-scope, non-unionized employees. However, when it comes to the specifics around the executives, the average was $71,000 for the 73 executives at CBC.
As the member mentioned, the Liberals like to accuse other parties of being the ones to make cuts, yet they are cutting French-language reporting. The Liberals are making cuts that are devastating cultural organizations across this country.
Those are the numbers. About $3.1 million went to executives. For those 43 executives, the average was about $71,000 each.
The Liberals prefer by far to make cuts to frontline employees and pay out their rich friends. That is shameful.