Heritage committee inviting BCE executives to testify

Economy
Written By The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press reports that the House of Commons heritage committee is inviting several top executives from BCE Inc., including CEO Mirko Bibic, to answer questions about the company’s decision to axe roughly nine per cent of its workforce this year. The cuts are having an impact on newsrooms across the country. BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Media, says it’s cutting 4,800 positions, ending multiple television newscasts and selling off 45 of its 103 radio stations because the federal government and the CRTC took too long to provide relief to media companies in crisis.

The Canadian Press
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