OTTAWA — The Liberals want Canadians to pay more for their public broadcaster, saying the country’s “national security” depends on it.

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge presented her plan for <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;\u201cThe Future of CBC/Radio-Canada\u201d&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/corporate/publications/general-publications/future-cbc-radio-canada.html&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/corporate/publications/general-publications/future-cbc-radio-canada.html" target="_blank">“The Future of CBC/Radio-Canada”</a> on Thursday, an apparent response to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s plan to “defund the CBC.”

The 17-page document details how the Liberals want to transform the CBC’s funding model and governance by nearly doubling the amount of money Canadians spend each year and removing advertising from news programming.

The Liberals say we're going through tough economic times, but they still want every Canadian to pay more for their public broadcaster.{ai:summary}<p>The Liberal government is proposing to nearly double funding for the CBC, arguing that it is essential for national security. This plan, presented by Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, aims to transform the CBC's funding model and governance while eliminating advertising from news programming.</p><p>This initiative comes in response to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's call to defund the CBC. The proposal outlines a significant shift in how the public broadcaster is financed by Canadian taxpayers. #politics</p>

Liberals want to nearly double CBC funding, as an investment in 'national security'

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