Term of CBC President Extended


February 2, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced that Perrin Beatty, President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, has agreed to a six-month extension of his term, which was to have ended March 31, 1999.

The extension will carry his term to September 30, 1999.

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