Top CBC executives said on Dec. 7 they are considering options to manage the broadcaster’s financial pressures, including taking a look at “senior executive compensation,” following plans to slash 10 percent of the public broadcaster’s workforce.
CBC/Radio-Canada head Catherine Tait and seven vice-presidents released a brief statement that afternoon, after MPs of different political stripes voiced concern about the plan to cut 600 jobs, and not fill 200 vacancies over the next year.