Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says she wants the role of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada redefined before the next federal election.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, St-Onge said now is the time to update its mandate, to hedge against a possible change in government.
She said the Liberal government believes a strong public broadcaster strengthens democracy and promises to keep supporting it, adding she believes a Conservative government would destroy it.
The Opposition Tories, who didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, have promised to defund CBC and turn its Toronto-based headquarters into housing.
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