EDITORIAL: CBC isn’t ‘state-run’ but it is state-funded:
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“CBC’s editorial independence is enshrined in Canada’s Broadcasting Act, and also its publicly availableThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.That said, CBC’s main source of revenue is federal funding — $1.2 billion in 2021-22 alone. Obviously, the CBC isn’t a state-controlled propaganda arm of the government, as exists in many dictatorships.However, it’s also clear the CBC has a liberal culture and a liberal bias.No greater example of that exists than the lawsuit it launched against the Conservatives in the final days of 2019 federal election.
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