Opposition boycotts Commons probe of CBC

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The NDP and the Liberals boycotted a Commons committee Wednesday that has been scrutinizing the CBC's approach towards access to information, opposing a Conservative bid to have the public broadcaster turn over internal documents.

The walk-out came on the same day the CBC celebrated its 75th anniversary, and held an annual public meeting where the topic of transparency was addressed.

The Conservatives called the access-to-information committee back for a special, closed-door meeting to deal with their motion to have the CBC produce records related to a number of access-to-information requests — including documents that it withheld.

The CBC has exemptions under the Access to Information Act for its journalistic, creative and programming activities, as well as its commercial records.

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