CBC will increase its value to Canadians, says new accountability plan

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada vowed to become more digital, more local, and more ambitious in its Canadian programming in a new plan detailing how it will spend the federal government’s reinvestment.The public broadcaster released its accountability plan Wednesday, in response to Budget 2016 which promised to invest an additional $75M in CBC/Radio-Canada for 2016-2017, rising to $150M in the following years. But it also tasked Minister of Canadian Heritage Joly to work with the public broadcaster to develop an accountability plan on how the funds would be allocated.According to the aptly named CBC/Radio-Canada Accountability Plan, the Corp. will allot:- $27M in...