CBC President and Chief Executive Officer Catherine Tait wait to appear at the Heritage Committee in Ottawa on May 7.Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

'The "defund" narrative has picked up momentum,' CBC president warns in email

The push to axe funding to CBC 'has picked up momentum' especially when it comes to television, Catherine Tait warned in a private email earlier this year

by · National Post

OTTAWA — The push to axe funding to CBC “has picked up momentum” especially when it comes to television, its CEO and president warned in a private email earlier this year.

In the January email from Catherine Tait, obtained through an access-to-information request, the CBC president asked two people to volunteer for a committee being set up by the heritage minister to develop a government plan for CBC/Radio-Canada.