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CBC ads offend CLC


OTTAWA – The newspaper and radio ads purchased by the CBC to explain the company’s side of the worker lockout has struck a negative chord with the Canadian Labour Congress. In a press release, CLC president Ken Georgetti said he finds the tactic galling and says he thinks most Canadians feel the same way. "The last budget gave the CBC new funding to put towards better service. Rather than using that money for better programming, it's being wasted on advertising at the competition! It's being used to promote an agenda that insults its workers and fails the CBC audience, as...