“Limiting what public broadcasting does will only mean fewer services for Canadians”, CBC’s Lacroix tells politicians

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Hubert Lacroix is striking back at the private media owners who he claims are trying to weaken the public broadcaster in order to better their own bottom lines.In an open letter to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Lacroix disputed the notion that challenges facing media in Canada are caused by the public broadcaster, and defended the Corp’s decision to carry online advertising. Lacroix reminded the Committee that in addition to its parliamentary appropriation, CBC/Radio-Canada is expected to generate revenue, and noted that last year CBC/Radio-Canada earned $600 million in self-generated revenue of which $253.2M...