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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
At the end of the day rounding error or not, its a billion dollars. Its money that could be spent elsewhere.
When the original mandate was to make sure that Canadian content was supported and that people all across the country could have access to the news and culture, its not something that's needed anymore.
For the most part the Canadian Culture shows on CBC fall far behind the independent stuff being produced elsewhere. With the advent of the internet and satellite T.V. and radio CBC is no longer needed to beam the Canadian message to far reaches of this country.
I think in terms of delivering news its a viable option. But the rest of the stuff could be moved elsewhere and nobody would care.
In a country with a crumbling healthcare, infrastructure and an aging population a billion bucks or even a half billion bucks could be better spent elsewhere.
You could probably knock 10% off of the CBC budget by slashing executive expense spending.
To me the argument isn't about being right wing or whatever. I can get Canadian content elsewhere I can get sports and hockey elsewhere. I think in terms of value proposition, CBC isn't there.
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I think that you are greatly underestimating the CBC, especially with regards to CBC Radio which is a cross-country platform for Canadian music talent that otherwise wouldn't be a blip on the radar. I know that there are other mediums for information and music now, but CBC has done a decent job with regards to apps and internet coverage to stay relevant over time. You could say that it isn't required for you - but I think that you would have a hard time speaking for the whole of the Canadian population.
Healthcare is Provincially funded (and is actually well-funding amazingly enough... the CBC is federally funded. Seems odd to say that health care is a mess and that the money put towards the CBC should be spent on health care (Alberta spends 13 billion dollars on health care a year... even putting 100% of the CBCs budget into health care across the country wouldn't make a difference.
Also just saying they could cut 10% is lazy - could you elaborate on how?
Personally I would like to see the CBC take some more risks with their programing, stop focusing on heartland, just for laughs gags and other family friendly fluff and produce a gritty television show or something that highlights what this country has to offer.
As for Hockey Night in Canada, if it is the end of the line, I will miss it. I know that some people don't like it, but there is something comforting in watching the product, it is still a first rate sports program that you can watch for free (with a tv of course) from coast to coast.