I have a friend who just went down to Victoria and said she met him. She also said that she kept wondering who he was, and Smilin' Jack didn't think that was too funny.
Young Physicalist
· 4 years ago
The Canadian Broadcasting Corperation is an important part of Canadian culture. It's news programs are not biased and the frequently show all sides of the Canadian political spectrum. If they were sold, like so many other services under tory rule (e.g. MTS), then we would use a priceless station that shows high quality shows with a Canadian point of view. The CBC is the outlet that has such great programs such as "This Hour has Twenty Two Minutes", "Rick Mercers Monday Report", and "Royal Canadian Air Farce". These, programs, by the way, mocked not only the blue tories (such as you bloggers), but also Fiberals. The CBC is objective. An example of it's objectivity is how when Paul Martin was critical of Conservatives who went to an anti-abortion rally, they also said that liberals went there too, instead of leaving that out. Some of their editorial programs may be biased, but most newspapper ones are also biased. The CBC must remain public!
Paul Holmes
· 4 years ago
Dylon,
I appreciate the feedback on my CBC article. It was very well written and concise.
I do enjoy the "Royal Canadian Air Farce" show, and mourned when John Morgan passed away.
However, I still do not see any value, monetary nor cultural, whatsoever in having a "public broadcaster" that so few people watch.
Anything valuable the CBC does now would be picked up by a private broadcaster.
If people want a public broadcaster, perhaps the Friends of the CBC should start to put their money where their mouth is, fundraise and come up with the funds needed to convert the CBC to an NPR-style not-for-profit organization. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to that.
All Comments
I appreciate the feedback on my CBC article. It was very well written and concise.
I do enjoy the "Royal Canadian Air Farce" show, and mourned when John Morgan passed away.
However, I still do not see any value, monetary nor cultural, whatsoever in having a "public broadcaster" that so few people watch.
Anything valuable the CBC does now would be picked up by a private broadcaster.
If people want a public broadcaster, perhaps the Friends of the CBC should start to put their money where their mouth is, fundraise and come up with the funds needed to convert the CBC to an NPR-style not-for-profit organization. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to that.
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