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A better financial outlook but little new announced at CBC’s public meeting

OTTAWA - "We successfully overcame many challenges and managed to come out of the year stronger, more focused and more financially sound than we were at the outset," said CBC/Radio-Canada board chairman Tim Casgrain in kicking off the Corp’s second Annual Public Meeting held Wednesday morning in Ottawa.Canadians from across the country participated via live webcast as Casgrain, president and CEO Hubert Lacroix, and VP and CFO Suzanne Morris reviewed the highlights of 2009–2010, provided an overview of the next year and took some questions.Lacroix focused on the myriad changes in the media industry globally – and locally as he...