Madam Speaker, we know that the Conservatives put forward this motion, and the NDP supports ending bonuses to CEOs. We opposed bonuses when the Harper government was doing the same thing at the CBC. At a time when workers were losing their jobs, the Conservatives had an opportunity to put forward a motion to return those bonuses to workers instead. However, we know that their goal is not to defund the CBC, but to eliminate the CBC.
Susan MacVittie wrote on my Facebook page the other day. She wrote, “CBC radio is desperately needed in rural Canada. It gives a voice to local news, our community events and issues, our musicians, call in talk shows, etc.—the very fabric that binds us together as Canadians. Publicly owned not for profit and proudly Canadian owned by Canadians for Canada. Maybe more people could start questioning government oil and gas subsidies, etc. instead of supporting the erasing of Canadian content.”
We know the Conservatives are never going to go after the subsidies for oil and gas, and neither will the Liberals. Will the government make sure that it is also going after oil and gas subsidies, and make sure that it continues to provide stable, long-term funding to the CBC?