Feds Pay CBC Pundit $16,950

The CBC failed to disclose financial interests of another pundit for the third time in the past year, records show. Calgary economist Trevor Tombe received a sole-sourced federal contract while criticizing the Alberta government in online commentaries. Pundits’ interests must be disclosed under a network ethics code and directive from the CBC ombudsman: “CBC needs to do better in this area.”

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