CBC holds first public meeting, denies plans to move 'The National'

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada staged its first annual public meeting Wednesday morning, allowing Canadians to tune in on-line to hear about its financial highlights from last year and its strategic direction for the future.Board chair Tim Casgrain, president and CEO Hubert Lacroix, and VP and CFO Suzanne Morris took part in the ‘pubcaster's attempt to appear more transparent in its management of public funds."All CBC/Radio-Canada's services, on television, radio and the Internet, in English and French, cost only $34 per year per Canadian - which translates into less than 10 cents a day”, Lacroix said in a statement. “Our annual public meeting has allowed us...