Due to broken promises and subsequent budget cuts, our previous government forced CBC radio to resort to using advertisements to supplement funding. It was outrageous then and it is outrageous now. The CRTC is now inviting the public to express their opinions on the matter and Friends of Canadian Broadcasting has set up a convenient […]
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Montreal Simon: There’s a Reason They Call It the Conservative Broadcasting Corporation
As you know, I frequently question the judgement of the hapless stooges who run the CBC.I question how they let a shabby tea bagger and climate change denier like Rex Murphy act like the high priest of Big Oil on The National, their flagship news progr…
Continue readingA long overdue budget break for the CBC
Of all the items in the new federal budget, the one that jumped out at me, and caused a whoop of delight, was the $675-million over five years of new investment in the CBC. For years, Mother Corp has been increasingly starved of funds—finally some much-needed relief. The October election
Continue readingA long overdue budget break for the CBC
Of all the items in the new federal budget, the one that jumped out at me, and caused a whoop of delight, was the $675-million over five years of new investment in the CBC. For years, Mother Corp has been increasingly starved of funds—finally some …
Continue readingA long overdue budget break for the CBC
Of all the items in the new federal budget, the one that jumped out at me, and caused a whoop of delight, was the $675-million over five years of new investment in the CBC. For years, Mother Corp has been increasingly starved of funds—finally some …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Anti-Harper Ads the MSM Doesn’t Want You to Watch
It's ironic that at a time when Stephen Harper is trying to ram his dangerous anti-terrorist bill through parliament.Muzzle some of his most distinguished critics. A parliamentary committee will hear from strong supporters and vocal critics of the government’s anti-terrorism bill, but not from four former prime ministers who have decried the
Continue readingTHE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE: CBC “Abandons Canadians”, Says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
The CBC plan to shift its priorities from television and radio to digital and mobile services, and reduce staff, abandons Canadians, says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. The post CBC “Abandons Canadians”, Says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting appeared first on THE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE.
Continue readingTSN dumps FRIENDS’ ad
The FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, staunch defenders of the CBC, have been running a campaign against the federal government’s Bill C-60. The Bill gives the government control over the wages and working conditions of all CBC employees, including those who produce news and current affairs programs. The campaign included FRIEND’S’
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: CBC: Friends of Canadian Broadcasting launch anti-Harper ad [VIDEO]
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting has launched an anti-Harper ad, urges Canadians to resist the Conservatives’ plan to “undermine the CBC’s editorial independence and turn our national public broadcaster into a government propaganda machine – a state broadcaster!” The post CBC: Friends of Canadian Broadcasting launch anti-Harper ad [VIDEO] appeared first
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canadians oppose Harper’s dictatorship-style plan to gut the CBC
According to a new Nanos poll, 81% of Canadians oppose Stephen Harper’s dictatorship-style plan to seize control of the CBC and gut its editorial independence. The post Canadians oppose Harper’s dictatorship-style plan to gut the CBC appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: FREE CBC from Harper Conservatives political interference
By: Friends of Canadian Broadcasting | Press Release: OTTAWA, May 8, 2013 – No public broadcaster in any free and democratic country anywhere in the world faces political interference with its editorial independence as proposed for the CBC in Bill C-60. A down payment of more than 120,000 signatures on petitions
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