Canadians want a public broadcaster that is more relevant to them; more relevant to their lives at a time when Canadians and their interests are more diverse than ever before, and they are feeling the impact of continuous change. Some Canadians worry that their public broadcaster risks becoming too commercial, but few believe taxpayers alone can provide it with the resources it needs to provide the service Canadians want. Like all organizations, for CBC/Radio-Canada to succeed it must have stable long-term funding in order to be able to run its operations effectively and to plan for the future.
Who better to describe how the CBC can meet these challenges than the Chair of the the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors?
Timothy W. Casgrain was appointed Chair of the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors on April 27, 2007, for a five-year term.
Mr. Casgrain has been Chairman of Skyservice Investments Inc., a wholly owned Canadian aviation company, since 1997. From 1976 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President of Brascan Financial Corporation and, from 1988 to 1995, he was seconded to NBS Technologies Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Casgrain began his career as a teacher in Chad, Africa, and he later became an accountant with Deloitte & Touche.
Born in Montreal, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University in 1969. In 1976, he became a member of the Order of Chartered Accountants of Quebec. He holds appointments on several boards, including Century II Holdings Inc. and the Toronto Rehab Foundation, where he is Vice-Chair. He is also the Chair of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education and President of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Sheila, have three children.
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