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CBC/Radio-Canada platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal
  • Update CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate with a governance plan, more local bureaus and reporters, a commitment to including Indigenous perspectives and transmitting emergency information, investment in digital tools

    "Strengthen CBC/Radio Canada’s mandate by:

    1. Developing a governance plan with CBC/Radio Canada to improve accountability, empower leadership, streamline processes and tap into the spirit of innovation. This will also improve citizen engagement and understanding of our country, from the West Coast to the East Coast and to the far reaches of the Canadian North. It is only by engaging all parts of our country that we can tell its stories.
    2. Equipping them to further promote and support Canadian culture including Quebec’s unique culture, which is at the heart of our national identity.
    3. Strengthening local news, so that all Canadians have access to timely, relevant and reliable news.
    4. Adding to their mandate the clear and consistent transmission of life-saving information during emergencies.
    5. Including a commitment of including Indigenous perspectives.
    6. Fully equipping them to combat disinformation so that Canadians have a news source they know and trust.
    7. Bolstering innovation and investing in new digital tools so that they can deliver the news when and how Canadians want it."

    — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Provide an initial $150M funding increase for CBC/Radio-Canada

    "Provide an initial $150 million boost in annual funding while directing CBC/Radio Canada to develop a strategic plan consistent with this new mandate. We will work towards bringing CBC/Radio Canada’s long-term funding levels in line with the average funding of other national public broadcasters over time." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Enshrine and protect CBC/Radio-Canada's funding by making it statutory

    "Enshrining and protecting their funding by making it statutory, thereby empowering Parliament and the Canadian people – not ideologues – to decide the future of this critical institution;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

    "Enshrine and protect CBC/Radio Canada by introducing legislation to establish statutory funding. Funding for our national public broadcaster should not be subject to the whims of government; our national institutions deserve to be protected by Parliament and changed only with the consent of the House of Commons and the people it represents." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Direct CBC/Radio-Canada to develop a strategic plan for the new mandate, which will likely require an increased long-term funding level

    "Providing an initial $150 million funding increase, while directing CBC/Radio-Canada to develop a strategic plan consistent with this new mandate. That is expected to require a long-term funding level in line with the average funding of other national public broadcasters over time." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Conservative
  • Cut more than 2/3 of government funding for CBC/Radio-Canada

    "We will save by defunding the CBC and reforming Crown corporations while maintaining Radio-Canada services." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Preserve francophone Radio-Canada services across the country
  • Separate English-language CBC from Radio-Canada, and make it a not-for-profit supported by listeners, donations, sponsorships, ad revenue, and licensing revenue

    "English-language CBC should be a Canadian-owned, self- sufficient media organization that is a not-for-profit and supported by listeners, donations, sponsorships, ad revenue, and licensing revenue." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Bloc
  • Soutenir la modernisation de Radio-Canada/CBC, conditionnellement à davantage d’indépendance entre les réseaux francophone et anglophone
  • Exiger la gratuité et l’accessibilité de tous les contenus en ligne du diffuseur public, incluant Tou.TV extra et les chaînes spécialisées, ainsi que le renforcement de son rôle de couverture régionale

NDP
  • Provide $150M/year more to CBC/Radio-Canada

Green
  • Increase CBC/Radio-Canada funding to match per-capita funding levels of internationally-recognised public broadcasters like the BBC
  • Reestablish local news bureaus and daily suppertime TV news programming in multiple locations within each province and territory, in both official languages

    "Restore CBC local news outlets to historical levels, specifically re-establishing local news bureaus and daily suppertime TV news programming in multiple locations within each province and territory, in both official languages (English and French)." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Fund CBC TV news and information programming to be commercial-free or minimally commercial

    "Fund CBC TV news and information programming to be commercial-free or minimally commercial, implementing a maximum of four minutes of advertising per hour to preserve program integrity and reduce commercial influence." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Reform CBC/Radio-Canada's governance structure to ensure appointments to its board are transparent, merit-based, and free from political interference
  • Provide stable multi-year core funding to CBC/Radio-Canada, indexed to inflation, guaranteed for minimum periods of seven years through a formal memorandum of understanding

    "Provide stable, multi-year core funding to CBC/Radio-Canada, indexed to inflation, guaranteed for minimum periods of seven years through a formal memorandum of understanding to maintain independence and stability." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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  • Develop a public, community-oriented online service, offering essential local updates including emergency alerts, fire notifications, and community events, as an alternative to social media

    "Develop a public, community-oriented online service through CBC/Radio-Canada, offering essential local updates including emergency alerts, fire notifications, and community events, providing an effective alternative to commercial social media platforms." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Prohibit CBC from airing syndicated foreign entertainment programming

    "Prohibit CBC from airing syndicated foreign entertainment programming (“junk food TV”), such as U.S. commercial game shows, prioritizing quality Canadian cultural content that reflects Canada’s unique identity and creativity." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Expand CBC Indigenous broadcasting significantly

    "Expand CBC Indigenous broadcasting significantly, ensuring culturally relevant, Indigenous-led content is widely accessible and reflects diverse Indigenous experiences and perspectives across Canada." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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