Minister of Canadian Heritage appoints advisory panel on the
role, mission and governance of Canada's public broadcaster
GATINEAU, QC, May 13, 2024
/CNW/ - As the national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada
occupies a unique place in Canada's cultural and information landscape,
reflecting Canadian values and sharing our stories from coast to
coast to coast. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that the
public broadcaster is well positioned to continue delivering vital
services for Canadians, now and in the future.
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage,
announced today the appointment of an Advisory Committee who will
provide policy advice on how to strengthen and renew the public
broadcaster so it can continue to fulfill its important social,
cultural and democratic functions.
The committee is composed of seven experts and specialists who
will contribute their knowledge and experience from a variety of
fields:
- Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CEO,
TV5 Québec Canada
- Jesse Wente, Chair of the Canada
Council for the Arts, founding Executive Director of the Indigenous
Screen Office
- Jennifer McGuire, Managing
Director, Pink Triangle Press
- David Skok, CEO and
Editor-in-Chief, The Logic (independent media startup)
- Mike Ananny, Associate Professor
of Communication and Journalism, University of
Southern California Annenberg
- Loc Dao, Executive Director of
DigiBC
- Catalina Briceno, Professor,
Université du Québec à Montréal
This Advisory Committee will meet regularly with the
Minister to discuss a range of questions dealing with funding,
governance and mandate.
Quotes
"CBC/Radio-Canada is a cornerstone of Canadian culture. For
almost 90 years, our public broadcaster has been a daily presence
for Canadians, sharing our stories across the country. But the
world has changed since the broadcaster started in 1936. Canadians
need a strong, innovative and independent public broadcaster that
is ready to meet the challenges of this period of transformation
and upheaval in news and content creation. This advisory committee,
with its diverse perspectives and experiences, will help me fulfil
my mandate to modernize CBC/Radio-Canada. It will be able to better
promote our culture, our stories, our languages, our artists, and
our creators, while adapting to our rapidly changing broadcast and
digital landscape."
—The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, the Minister of Canadian
Heritage
Quick Facts
The Broadcasting Act entrusts CBC/Radio-Canada with a
mandate to provide a wide range of programming that informs,
enlightens and entertains. The Act also sets out several objectives
for its programming, including that it should be predominantly and
distinctively Canadian, actively contribute to the flow and
exchange of cultural expression, and reflect the different needs
and circumstances of each official-language community.
CBC/Radio-Canada delivers its mandate through a variety of
traditional and digital services that are used by millions of
Canadians every month. To finance its operations, it relies on an
annual parliamentary appropriation of approximately $1.2 billion and supplementary income generated
from advertising, subscriptions and other commercial
activities.
Since CBC/Radio-Canada was established almost 90 years ago,
sweeping changes have transformed Canada's media landscape, vastly increasing
the number and variety of programs and services available. However,
CBC/Radio-Canada has innovated to meet audiences on digital
platforms, while still being consistently rated as a highly trusted
source of news and information for Canadians. (Source: Reuters
Institute's Digital News Report 2022)
CBC/Radio-Canada's programming can be heard, read or watched in
English, French and eight Indigenous languages. Their mandate and
national presence in Canada,
available coast to coast to coast and free from commercial or
political influence, is unique within the news and entertainment
spheres. Many countries around the world have public broadcasters,
including all other G7 countries. There are also several provincial
public broadcasters in Canada.
Associated Links
Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation
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https://www.cbc.ca/
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Radio-Canada (French
only)
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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/
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Broadcasting
Act
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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/b-9.01/FullText.html
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SOURCE Canadian Heritage