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CBC’s shares results of its “conversation” with Canadians; new five-year strategy to be announced Thursday

TORONTO – More than half of all Canadians are willing to pay more than the $29 they currently contribute through their taxes in support of CBC/Radio-Canada, according to the public broadcaster.Just hours before CBC president and CEO Hubert Lacroix reveals his new five-year strategic plan to employees Thursday, the Corp. released the results of its “conversation” with Canadians about the future of Canada’s media landcape and CBC/Radio-Canada’s role in it, launched by Lacroix in May.CBC said that it received more than 33,000 responses from across the country to its online survey and it released a couple of videos that show clues...