CBC: the Glue that Holds us Together
This past Monday, two Conservative MPs (Rob Anders, Calgary West, and Garry Breitkreuz, Yorkton—Melville), presented petitions to the House of Commons seeking to “de-fund” the CBC.
They wondered, why, when we live in a 1,000-channel universe, we spend over $1 billion on a state broadcaster like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. They claim that it gives the CBC an unfair advantage over its private sector competitors.
Well, as far as I’m concerned, let the advantage continue! The CBC is the glue that holds this country together. “Cross Country Check-up”, “Q”, “As it Happens”, “Ideas”, “The Current”, “The Vinyl Café” and “C’est la Vie” are just a few of the high quality radio shows that keep me informed about what is happening across the country and about how world issues are seen from a Canadian perspective. And they’re all commercial-free!
Let’s keep this national treasure. It’s $1.1 billion well spent.
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