CBC refuses to reveal its secrets ...

Poor Hubert Lacroix.

The president of the CBC is feeling put upon because, unlike other media outlets, we refuse to write glowingly about how wonderful the state broadcaster is. 

Beginning almost a year ago, I started a semi-regular feature called “The Money Drain” that looks at CBC’s refusal to be open and transparent under the Access to Information Act.

In that time, CBC has refused to release the type of standard fare released by minister’s offices and departments under the same access law that is supposed to open government up to the people who pay for it.

Want to know how much CBC paid to replace the Hockey Night in Canada song they never should have lost? Too bad. 

Want to know how much employee absenteeism is costing the taxpayer at CBC? They won’t say. 

This series, combined with stinging reports on CBC’s failures from the federal information commissioner, has the Commons ethics and access to information committee examining Lacroix’s actions.

He isn’t happy about it.

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