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CBC head Catherine Tait will recommend bonuses amid widespread cuts

Broadcaster cutting jobs, programming to head off a projected $125-million shortfall
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Catherine Tait, President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

The president of CBC and Radio-Canada signalled Tuesday that she will recommend bonuses are rolled out to executives this year, despite plans to cut 10 per cent of the national broadcaster’s workforce.

Catherine Tait told the House of Commons heritage committee that it’s ultimately up to the board of directors to determine who gets bonuses,starting at the end of March.

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