Please join us for the CBC Toronto Location Unit’s Annual General Meeting! Our Location Unit Executive Committee (LEC) will host the meeting on Thursday November 16th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The location is room A of the Conference… Read more
As of the close of the nomination period, we had received one nomination for the role of LEC Vice President at CBC Toronto. Therefore, Lara Hindle is acclaimed as the LEC Vice President. Lara joins the CBC Toronto executive committee,… Read more
Canada’s First Woman Labour Poet Marie Joussaye Fotheringham (1864-1949) was born in Belleville, Ontario. During the 1890s she became involved in Toronto’s labour movement as a poet and later as President of the Working Girls’ Union. This activism played a… Read more
Toronto’s First Socialist Mayor James Simpson (1873-1938) was born in Lancashire, England but immigrated to Canada in his teens. Simpson knew a lot about hard work. As a child, he sold newspapers at the age of 10 and worked for… Read more
As of the close of the nomination period, we had received one nomination for the role of LEC Secretary at CBC Toronto. Therefore, Andrew Parker is acclaimed as the LEC Secretary. Andrew joins the CBC Toronto executive committee, and will serve… Read more
June is Pride Month again in Toronto. A lot of local communities across Canada also celebrate Pride this month, while many others do so at different times of the year. This is a time to celebrate the history and diversity… Read more
Recently, we have all had to acknowledge that Canada has a dark, shameful past. Now we have to listen to and support this country’s Indigenous communities. CMG CBC Toronto is donating to Anishnawbe Health Services in Toronto and The Native… Read more
By Matt Guerin Treasurer of Toronto CBC CMG Location Unit This June marks Pride Month across Canada and in many parts of the world. It’s a month to celebrate the history, courage, and diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, of… Read more
Victory was a boost to union leaders and their right to speak out By Lise Lareau The dispute over CBC’s branded content initiative ‘Tandem” has led many journalists at the public broadcaster to wonder how vocal they can be in… Read more
CMG President, Carmel Smyth, CBC Branch President, Kim Trynacity and Francophone Affairs Director, Dominique Gauthier, described the negative impact of years of financial cuts to local news services across the country. The lack of resources has resulted in questionable use… Read more