Tories, NDP call out CBC president for not ruling out bonuses, despite layoffs

OTTAWA – Canada’s public broadcaster is feeling the heat after its president declined to rule out the possibility of holiday bonuses this year, hours after announcing massive layoffs. On Monday night, Catherine Tait appeared on the CBC News flagship show, The National, and was asked whether executives would be getting rewarded this year despite the cuts. “I’m going to presume no bonuses this year,” said host Adrienne Arsenault. “Can we establish that’s not happening this year?” Tait responded: “It’s too early to say where we are for this year. We’ll be looking at that, like we do all our line items in the coming months.” Her comments came after CBC and Radio-Canada said Monday that 600 jobs will be cut,…