Just think how many other ways 1.16 billion could be spent.
It's time to cut them off if the CBC refuses to open its books. Most every other channel gets by on their own dime, so why can't the CBC.
I like Stroumboulopoulos's quote on his taxpayer funded party from the Herald link:
"I like partying with people. You know, so, tonight I come and I get to see my friends, you know. And that's fun."