CBC News
TORONTO – TVOntario will cancel two programs and lay off as many as 10 employees in response to changed spending priorities, the union representing workers at the public broadcaster said Wednesday.
Canadian Media Guild local president Carol Burtin Fripp said the shows Imprint and Second Opinion will be cancelled as part of a belt-tightening exercise.
The cancellations come as the broadcaster diverts $4.7 million of its 2005/06 operating budget from programming to educational initiatives, she said.
Burtin Fripp said 10 unionized positions could be affected.
The guild represents 115 employees at TVO and its French-language sister station, TFO.
TVO is a government-owned broadcaster that emphasizes educational and children's programming.
It is overseen by Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
A ministry spokesperson declined to confirm the report Wednesday, but said an announcement about TVO would be made Thursday.
TVO has been the subject of persistent speculation that it will be sold to private interests as the Ontario government attempts to balance its next budget.
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