Source: cbc.ca
The NDP is promising to restore $115 million to the CBC.
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair made the election commitment in Montreal on Thursday.
Mulcair said the public broadcaster has been cut by both Liberal and Conservative governments and that an NDP government would commit to restoring the recent cuts made by the Conservatives in the 2012 budget.
That means increasing current funding to CBC/Radio-Canada by $115 million over three fiscal years in hopes it will allow the public broadcaster to evolve in a changing media landscape, Mulcair said.
Mulcair said both the French and English arms of the CBC had a big influence on his life and he grew up watching and listening to both.
“CBC has been my window to this great country,” he said.
In April of last year, the CBC announced it would cut 657 jobs over two years to allow the organization deal with a $130-million budget shortfall. While cuts in the federal budget have affected the corporation’s budget, losing the rights to broadcast NHL hockey to Rogers has also had a serious impact on the bottom line.