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Originally Posted by Vulcan
The way I look at it is, you are not going to find many if any big business's looking to establish a left leaning broadcasting network or news channel. It's against their self interest, so we have the CBC which should try to give another side of any story.
Of course, we have MSNBC in the States but their large population allows bigger budgets with more advertising money, so leftist journalism becomes profitable.
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If you dont appeal to the majority...you dont appeal to the majority. Doesnt mean if you dont appeal to enough people you can't make money, and i have two words to prove it.
Toronto Star.
Macleans magazine has long been "left leaning" IMO, but they are so good at what they do, it has no relevance to this discussion.
bottom line, whether or not the CBC is left leaning, in the middle, or whacko right....Canada is an advanced enough country that it doen't need ANY publically funded broadcaster. It simply is not up to the MP's to decide whether or not I need another "point of view" even if I agree with the original one.
the CBC served a valuable and important service....up til even 20 years ago. Its time has come and gone.... and gone again. Now it is nothing more than yet another tax on Canadian workers.