CBC is a crown corporations. WE, canadians, own it. It is OURS and it is INDEPENDANT JOURNALISM. Crown corporations are wholly owned federal or provincial organizations that are structured like private or independent companies. They include enterprises such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), VIA Rail, Canada Post and the Bank of Canada; as well as various provincial electric utilities. Crown corporations have greater freedom from direct political control than government departments.
PP do not understand the difference between publicly funded and ‘state’ funded. The government transfers Canadian taxpayer money to the CBC which operates separately from government. The government does not control the CBC. This simple distinction is beyond his limited intellect.
CBC is PUBLICLY funded!! Therefore, yes the funds are funnelled through the govt, but not govt state media. We will leave that to fox propaganda news and post media that is owned by the USA ultra right wing.
Postmedia is owned by Hedge fund billionaires allied with Trump and pushing MAGA propaganda.
I am a lifelong (since the '60s) CBC listener. I have become truly disappointed and have almost ceased to listen because I believe that CBC no longer represents all Canadians - just those in the highest political seats of our fine land. I am not convinced that CBC should continue to be 100% publicly funded (they were not always) - nor do I agree with the use of the funds that they are currently getting (bonuses when they are running a deficit). Too top heavy and no longer present a center position or less biased account of Canada. Sooooo discouraging and I don’t think that a lot of Canadians understand this. I am a proud Canadian and will continue respect and engage politely with all Canadians regardless of their rally cries.
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I am a lifelong (since the '60s) CBC listener. I have become truly disappointed and have almost ceased to listen because I believe that CBC no longer represents all Canadians - just those in the highest political seats of our fine land. I am not convinced that CBC should continue to be 100% publicly funded (they were not always) - nor do I agree with the use of the funds that they are currently getting (bonuses when they are running a deficit). Too top heavy and no longer present a center position or less biased account of Canada. Sooooo discouraging and I don’t think that a lot of Canadians understand this. I am a proud Canadian and will continue respect and engage politely with all Canadians regardless of their rally cries.