CMG fights Conservative bill that gives government a direct say in CBC...
The Conservative government has introduced C-60, a bill that would allow a government appointee (from Treasury Board) to sit in when we bargain our collective agreement with CBC. Since the...
View ArticleCampaigns to oppose Bill C-60 spring up across the country
This attempt by a government to control the biggest news organization in Canada has raised serious concerns, and there are now several campaigns underway to oppose this new Conservative attack on...
View ArticleDefeated Conservative candidate blames CBC for loss
Peter Penashue says "CBC defined me very negatively" after loss in Labrador by-election. Read more »
View ArticleThe government is trying to undermine CBC’s journalistic independence
Guild leaders will join others in Ottawa on Monday to push back against government moves on two fronts to undermine CBC’s journalistic independence. There will be a full-page ad in the Globe and Mail...
View ArticleBill C-60 threatens the independence of CBC/Radio-Canada
The relationship over many decades between the CBC/Radio-Canada and successive federal governments is based on an understanding of how a public broadcaster operates: the government provides most of the...
View ArticleThe government has no place in the newsrooms of the country: Journalism...
The government already has powerful influence and the new powers would take this influence to a troubling new level. It is of paramount importance in a democracy that there be no state interference...
View ArticleBill C-60 is a kick in the teeth to the CBC
Only an idiot bites the hand that feeds them. That’s just common sense unless you believe your job requires you to do it…if you’re, say, a parliamentary budget officer, an auditor general or a public...
View ArticleBudget bill endangers Canadians’ basic freedoms: open letter to the PM
We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned about provisions in the omnibus budget Bill C-60 that allow for direct government involvement with negotiations between employees and their employers at 48...
View ArticleWake up journalists! Let’s stop muzzling ourselves
By Lise Lareau I was happy to see Rob Ford got a reaction when he called reporters “maggots”. There were buttons, comments on social media and jokes – all evidence of professional pride in knowing...
View ArticleCMG appears before the Senate Committee on Finance regarding Bill C-60
The Canadian Media Guild reiterated its argument that CBC must be removed from Bill C-60 to prevent government interference in the largest newsroom in the country. Read more »
View ArticleCMG will continue to fight against government interference at CBC
Despite vigorous and thoughtful opposition to ill-conceived parts of Omnibus budget Bill C-60, the bill – unamended – received Royal Assent on June 26, 2013. The new law allows the government to be at...
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