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CBC/Radio-Canada
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Canada's national public broadcaster
On this site you will find information about the range of services we provide Canadians in English, French and eight aboriginal languages. You will also find news and information about the people, partnerships, and activities that make us one of this country's largest cultural institutions.

For news or for more specific information on our English and French network programming, please visit cbc.ca and radio-canada.ca respectively.

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President's Message in the 2006-2007 Annual Report

"In just a few years, the landscape of Canadian broadcasting has changed almost beyond recognition. Canadians can now choose from hundreds, even thousands, of television channels, radio stations and websites, and new tech nologies are allowing them to gain access to that content whenever and however they want it." [ more ]

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Opening remarks for Mr. Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, before the Standing Committee on Official Languages

"Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. I understand you would like to talk about the mandate of CBC/Radio-Canada and the recent broadcast of the Canadian Songwriters' Gala on our airwaves. " [ more ]

Across the country: Montreal.

What's New
2008-07-11
CBC/Radio-Canada to CRTC: Reject old assumptions about New Media
New media is neither displacing traditional media, nor will it solve the financial difficulties facing conventional broadcasters. This is the message CBC/Radio-Canada has for the CRTC as the regulator assesses New Media.

2008-06-20
The time is right for a Memorandum of Understanding
The Government's decision late yesterday not to endorse the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's report on CBC/Radio-Canada is a missed opportunity to enhance the accountability and transparency of Canada's national public broadcaster.

2008-06-05
The CRTC's Report on the CTF Ò A $150 M Hit to Public Sector Programming
CBC/Radio-Canada is disappointed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionÌs report on the Canadian Television Fund (CTF). The CTF is a public/private enterprise funded by the federal government and cable and satellite television distributors, whose role is to fund independent television production in Canada.

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