[LINK] "CBC to sell all property across Canada"

[rfmcdonald]

Metronews shared this terrible news. Why is this being done? Getting rid of the property of the CBC is a good way to keep the CBC from being a content-generator in its own right. I quite hope this will be stopped, immediately, after the elections trigger a change in government.

On the same day Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged to reverse $115 million worth of cuts to the CBC, the national broadcaster unveiled its plan to sell off all of its buildings.

The Canadian Media Guild said CBC announced at a staff town hall today that it will be “selling all its property across the country, including major production facilities in Montreal and Toronto.”

Ian Morrison, spokesperson for Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, had not yet heard about the announcement when reached by Torstar News Service Tuesday evening.

“It’s news to me,” he said, adding the broadcaster’s decision to sell real estate assets was akin to “burning the furniture to heat the home.”

Not only will this saddle the CBC with the need to pay rent forever, Morrison added, but the timing couldn’t be worse.

“This is a period of time when a government only makes caretaker decisions,” Morrison said. “It is widely understood during a general election you don’t do controversial things.”