In 2023, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) distributed $14.9 million in bonuses to over 1,000 managers and executives, despite having laid off 600 staff the previous year due to financial constraints. This action has sparked controversy, especially as the CBC's viewership has declined. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, utilizing access-to-information records, highlighted that the CBC has issued $114 million in bonuses since 2015. Additionally, the CBC provided $11.5 million in raises to its employees in the same year, amid claims by CEO Catherine Tait of facing 'chronic underfunding'. These revelations have led to public discourse on the funding and management of the CBC.
The Auditor General has fired two employees and is investigating a third after it emerged the employees were earning money from Government of Canada contracts on the side. https://t.co/GFyaYiQvQn .
The CBC was whining about its budget while simultaneously paying out upwards of $15 million in bonuses in 2023. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses with Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director @franco_nomics. Watch The @AndrewLawton Show: https://t.co/CxPDDi6qrU https://t.co/gsQNnEZfUe
NEW: $15 million in bonuses with taxpayers' money to the CBC, after the state-broadcaster said they're chronically underfunded and laid off 600 staff. https://t.co/KmoSNIo1pL
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Canada’s state broadcaster, CBC, was whining about its budget while simultaneously paying out upwards of $15 million in bonuses in 2023, new documents reveal. @franco_nomics joins @AndrewLawton to discuss. Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show! https://t.co/CxPDDi6qrU
#REPORT: The CBC gave out $15 million in bonuses and $11.5 million in raises to its employees in 2023 despite CEO Catherine Tait claiming the broadcaster is facing "chronic underfunding" https://t.co/mL86yqN26p
Canadian Taxpayers Federation: The CBC gave out $14.9 million in bonuses in 2023, according to access-to-information records obtained by the CTF. Since 2015, it has issued $114 million in bonuses. https://t.co/fcZMqEesgA.
After crying broke when it laid off 600 staff last year, CBC gleefully handed out $15 million in bonuses to over 1,000 managers & executives in 2023. All while fewer Canadians are watching the CBC than ever before! Defund the CBC: https://t.co/R8BvsAcjeg