The federal government and its agencies have spent $15.8 million buying Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) advertising since 2019, even as private sponsors left the network.
British Columbia Conservative MP Tracy Gray asked, “How much did each department, agency, or other government entity spend on advertising with the CBC?”
Cabinet responded with an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons, according to Blacklock’s Reporter on June 28, which indicated the largest federal departments devoting ad dollars to the CBC included the Business Development Bank, which spent $4.9 million, and Health Canada, which spent $1.6 million.
Taxpayer-owned VIA Rail spent $1.3 million, Farm Credit Canada spent $1.2 million, and Employment Canada spent $945,000. The Royal Canadian Mint spent $919,000….