Chris Alexander

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The CBC can’t singlehandedly unite Canada. Here’s what it can do

The CBC can’t singlehandedly unite Canada. Here’s what it can do

Over the last year, public debate about the continued existence of the CBC/Radio-Canada has mostly focused on content: whether it’s good, whether it’s relevant, whether enough of us watch it. But among the many reasons that about 100 liberal democracies worldwide have public media services, there are four fundamental factors with relevance for Canada: to counter misinformation/disinformation; to anchor electoral...