On the same day Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged to reverse $115 million worth of cuts to the CBC, the union representing its employees claimed the national broadcaster had unveiled a plan to sell off all of its buildings.

The Canadian Media Guild, a union representing CBC employees said the broadcaster announced at a staff town hall Tuesday that it will be “selling all its property across the country, including major production facilities in Montreal and Toronto.”

But Alexandra Fortier, manager of media relations at CBC, refuted the claim, instead emphasizing the broadcaster is sticking to the plan it announced last year to sell 50 per cent of its property.

Ian Morrison, spokesperson for Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, had not yet heard about the announcement when reached by the Star Tuesday evening.

“It’s news to me,” he said, adding the broadcaster’s decision to sell real estate assets was akin to “burning the furniture to heat the home.”

Not only will this saddle the CBC with the need to pay rent forever, Morrison added, but the timing couldn’t be worse.

“This is a period of time when a government only makes caretaker decisions,” Morrison said. “It is widely understood during a general election you don’t do controversial things.”

In an email to the Star Tuesday evening, CMG national president Carmel Smyth said the news was broken to staff during a “quarterly update” meeting.

Details, such as a timeframe for the sale, were not available.

“First they cancel documentary production, now they sell the space,” Smyth said.