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Cartt.ca In-Depth: Smashing the CBC’s silos hasn’t been easy, says CEO Hubert T. Lacroix

“COME WITH ME. I’LL show you why I wanted to be president of the CBC.”Those were CBC president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix’s first words to me last week as we sat down in the meeting room overlooking the Montreal skyline and St. Lawrence River at Radio-Canada’s headquarters. I jumped to my feet and followed him into his office.Just inside his door is a headless mannequin dressed in a whimsical suit, topped with a bowler cap. “It might be a bit before your time but do you know who this is?” he asked me, excitedly. I wrack my brain for...