In this episode of the Union Safety Net, we take a closer look at the role of a public broadcaster.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known as the CBC and Radio-Canada for our francophone listeners, is a Crown corporation that serves as Canada’s national public broadcaster. CBC has been in existence since 1936 and its mission is to ‘promote Canadian culture and support democratic life through a wide range of content that informs, enlightens and entertains.’
To discuss the role and importance of a public broadcaster, we're joined by Sarah Andrews, who’s based out of Montreal and represents Friends of Canadian Media.
Please note that we did extend an invitation to Rachael Thomas, Conservative Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage and MP for Lethbridge, to hear her perspective, but they declined our invitation to participate.