With layoffs looming, CBC execs want foreign streaming giants to pay more to support Cancon

A day after CBC/Radio-Canada announced it plans to slash its staff by about 10 per cent to address mounting budget troubles, the company's executives went before the broadcasting regulator with a request that could pump more money into the system.

With layoffs looming, CBC execs want foreign streaming giants to pay more to support Cancon
The CBC Broadcast Centre, in Toronto, is pictured

A day after CBC/Radio-Canada announced it plans to slash its staff by about 10 per cent to address mounting budget troubles, the company's executives went before the broadcasting regulator with a request that could pump more money into the system.