On Thursday morning, the federal heritage minister, Pascale St-Onge, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;gave forth the outlines of her plan&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/heritage-minister-pascale-st-onge-on-the-future-of-cbcradio-canada?id=1cf2e616-79be-41b6-af37-a98718f58d51&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/heritage-minister-pascale-st-onge-on-the-future-of-cbcradio-canada?id=1cf2e616-79be-41b6-af37-a98718f58d51" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">gave forth the outlines of her plan</a> to reform the CBC and adapt it to the future. You might think such an exercise would involve asking questions about the CBC’s prior performance, or whether a state broadcaster is really necessary in the 21st century, or exactly what parts of it are essential.

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would nearly double the broadcaster's federal funding under her proposed model{ai:summary}<p>Federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced a plan to reform the CBC, focusing on its future adaptation. The proposal raises questions about the CBC's past performance and the necessity of a state broadcaster in the modern era. </p><p>#society</p>

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