Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said Monday he is starting to review the mandate for CBC and its French-language service Radio-Canada, including ways the government can bolster funding to the public broadcaster so that it is less reliant on advertising dollars.
And he also hinted the Liberal government’s proposed online news bill, which is currently being studied by a Senate committee, could help.
His mandate letter from the prime minister said the goal in providing more money to the CBC and Radio-Canada is to eliminate advertising during news and other public affairs shows.
This would be similar to the BBC, which does not broadcast ads on its domestic television channels within the United Kingdom….