With layoffs looming, CBC execs want foreign streaming giants to pay more to support Cancon

A day after CBC/Radio-Canada announced it plans to slash its staff by about 10 per cent to address mounting budget troubles, the company's executives went before the broadcasting regulator with a request that could pump more money into the system.

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