CBC’s $240M Salary Scandal—Taxpayers Left Paying the Price

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CBC’s $240M Salary Scandal—Taxpayers Left Paying the Price isn’t a one-off headline. It’s a symptom of a deeper rot in how Canada funds—and protects—its national broadcaster.

According to new data from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the number of CBC employees earning over $100,000 has exploded from 438 in 2015 to 1,831 in 2024. That’s a 318% increase—costing taxpayers $240 million in executive and senior salaries alone. Meanwhile, the total CBC bill to taxpayers now tops $1.4 billion.

This isn’t about funding local journalism or giving rural Canadians access to news. It’s about a bloated media institution paying itself handsomely while forcing every Canadian—regardless of political belief or viewership—to subsidize it. It’s about competition distortion, where private outlets have to fight for revenue while the CBC enjoys a public war chest.

This isn’t media independence. It’s media entitlement.

In a free society, no media outlet should survive because it’s protected from failure. And no taxpayer should be forced to fund salaries they can’t even imagine earning.

🔹 Is it time for Canadians to choose the media they support—rather than be forced to fund one voice?
🔹 And what would a truly independent press look like if it wasn’t bought and backed by the federal government?

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#defundcbc #mediaaccountability #canadiantaxpayers #cbcscandal #publicsectorwaste