Looks like the allegations are not enough spoken word content. I am guessing with "Aboriginal Voices" the license was originally granted to this company for all those stations on the premise that there would be a First Nations presence. Of course, that was somewhat of a exxageration to this point, it was just that company's way of getting their foot in the door over competitors; make a loose deal with the First Nations so that they back them to get the license, then sort out the details with the First Nations after they get the station.
My guess is the owners and the First Nations haven't really organized anything (thus the slap on the wrist), so in the meantime, this company has their station, with a programming guy or gal who has free reign to play whatever. The owners have the station, which is the toughest step of the process, and are biding their time to determine what to do with it.
All for diversity and allowing those different options, but when push comes to shove, and it ends up being a mainstream station sprinkled with tid bits of cultural favlour, IMO it defeats the whole purpose and spirit for why it was created.
Similar to Omni, channel 4. Gets a prime channel spot (ok, in the digital age, maybe not so much a deal anymore, but still) and has Cantonese and Indian News (the rest of the cultural programming is well out of prime time, or on the weekens)...and just before the Indian News, you can watch Apu on the Simpsons and after, Charlie Sheen on 2 and a half men.
Go to their webpage and you have to go a couple links deep to find that cultural programming, once you get past all the splashy listings for those US reruns that Rogers is promoting on the front page as the clear focus for the station.
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