CBC/Radio-Canada’s new CEO, Marie-Philippe Bouchard, is warning that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to defund the state broadcaster is an “existential threat” to its survival.

Plus, the Conservatives have launched a Jagmeet Singh pension countdown clock.

And a new poll reveals most Canadians don’t think a new Liberal leader will scrap carbon tax despite their claims.

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