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Watchdog warns CBC, government about language obligations

Briefs | 07/17/2014 6:49 pm EDT

Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser on Thursday warned CBC/Radio-Canada and the federal government about obligations they have to provide programming services in both official languages as the public broadcaster downsizes its operations in the coming years.

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