Given the right wing slant out of Calgary, I'm not surprised by the opinions here. However, I think that if the CBC is going to be subsidized by tax dollars, it should complete its mandate to provide Canadian culture, art and perspective. However, tax dollars have dried up and a need for more revenue has made the CBC rely more and more on American or American-esque shows, they are not providing anything entertainment-wise than is provided by any other channel.
I think the station has a role to play and are not playing it. I think we either need to scrap it or pay more so that they can get back to promoting Canadian musicians, artists, actors, writers, etc..
As for the news slant, I certainly don't find the CBC to be anywhere near to the left as Sun News TV is to the right. Maybe it's because of where I am on the spectrum. But I don't think that a station that was as far to the left as Sun News is to the right would get as much advertising support from big business to make a go of things. Which is why leftish news stations usually are partially government funded (i.e. BBC).
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