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Time to pull the plug on these parasites.:rolleyes:

http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/greg_weston/2009/02/22/8481486-sun.html
CBC wants more
In hard economic times others cut, the public broadcaster begs

While most Canadian media outlets are slashing jobs and other costs to stay afloat in a sea of bad economic news for the industry, the CBC is once again rattling its tin cup for more handouts from taxpayers.

The public broadcaster already covers its costs in large part by siphoning just over $1 billion a year from the public purse.

But what about the rest of this massive bureaucracy? According to government figures, the CBC employs more people than all of the country's private TV broadcasters combined.

At a time when the financial survival of private broadcasters turns on increasingly scarce ad dollars, it's a tad hard to justify the CBC's using $1 billion of public funds to suck hundreds of millions of dollars a year out of the same revenue pool.

Over the past year, Sun Media has reported on enough examples of excess in the CBC executive offices to make the average taxpayer want to toss the remote.

Splitting almost $1 million of "performance bonuses" among a dozen senior execs, for example, may be OK in private business, but is downright loopy in a public agency.
 
I like the CBC.

They're worth funding. Sure, there is waste, but there's waste everywhere. I used to work for a huge multinational - over 40,000 employees. I can assure you there is more waste there than there ever will be at the CBC.
 
A billion dollars and the only thing I watch is Hockey Night in Canada.
Hell, they don't even dust off Rita McNeil and fork her out on stage anymore!
 
CBC has been subsidized long enough.
They already have a massive advantage of having startup costs and infrastructure covered.
Time for them to stand on their own feet, compete is the real world, and live within their means.
 
i watch 2 shows on cbc, hnic and dragon's den. i support them cause i don't want don cherry to be unemployed. lol.
 
stang said:
A billion dollars and the only thing I watch is Hockey Night in Canada.
Hell, they don't even dust off Rita McNeil and fork her out on stage anymore!
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Fuck them!! Either they sink or swim - Time to cut the purse strings.

Who is that girl in your avatar. :)
 
Malibook said:
CBC has been subsidized long enough.
They already have a massive advantage of having startup costs and infrastructure covered.
Time for them to stand on their own feet, compete is the real world, and live within their means.
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Why the F**k not give the CBC a few billions, thet is peanuts compared
to what the banks and the lame detroit auto companies are getting.

Give them a few billions more in return for ceasing to broadcast
hockey night in Canada.
 
danmand said:
Why the F**k not give the CBC a few billions, thet is peanuts compared
to what the banks and the lame detroit auto companies are getting.

Give them a few billions more in return for ceasing to broadcast
hockey night in Canada.
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I guess you are from USA?? Our banks are in excellent shape, they do not need bail out money.

If the CBC can't live off the money that is coming in, either they sink or swim. :)
 
Steven Harper should be ashamed to call himself a conservative, the CBC should have been scrapped a long time ago. It is a national disgrace.
 
C Dick said:
Steven Harper should be ashamed to call himself a conservative, the CBC should have been scrapped a long time ago. It is a national disgrace.
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Yes, CanWest Global is no doubt waiting to pick up the slack -- just as soon as it can figure out how to avoid bankruptcy.

We are a small country and we need a public broadcaster. Whether the CBC could be better run is another question.

It is time for Harper to go in any case.
 
Damondean said:
Yes, CanWest Global is no doubt waiting to pick up the slack -- just as soon as it can figure out how to avoid bankruptcy.

We are a small country and we need a public broadcaster. Whether the CBC could be better run is another question.

It is time for Harper to go in any case.
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You are clearly part of the problem, not the solution.


We do NOT need the CBC, the flakes that attend there to collect cheques NEED us taxpayers to remain blind to the quantum of waste.


The sooner people realize just how large the direct and indirect subsidy they receive truly is , the sooner we can be done with their crap.

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LancsLad said:
You are clearly part of the problem, not the solution.


We do NOT need the CBC, the flakes that attend there to collect cheques NEED us taxpayers to remain blind to the quantum of waste.


The sooner people realize just how large the direct and indirect subsidy they receive truly is , the sooner we can be done with their crap.

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Unfortunately, I do not receive a cheque from the CBC thus I am not part of the problem :))

I agree on the waste. They could do what they are doing with two-thirds fewer people . . .and probably most of them don't even hobby.
 
Why just eleiminate funds to the CBC, why not all from the entertainment industry? Most taxpayers don't know that most productions done in Canada, yes even American films done here, get taxpayer funds. So other broadcasters who like to put themselves out as "private" are also lining up for taxpayers doe. Of course this isn't as well known as the funds that go to CBC.
 
Malibook said:
Time to pull the plug on these parasites.:rolleyes:

http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/greg_weston/2009/02/22/8481486-sun.html
CBC wants more
In hard economic times others cut, the public broadcaster begs

While most Canadian media outlets are slashing jobs and other costs to stay afloat in a sea of bad economic news for the industry, the CBC is once again rattling its tin cup for more handouts from taxpayers.

The public broadcaster already covers its costs in large part by siphoning just over $1 billion a year from the public purse.

But what about the rest of this massive bureaucracy? According to government figures, the CBC employs more people than all of the country's private TV broadcasters combined.

At a time when the financial survival of private broadcasters turns on increasingly scarce ad dollars, it's a tad hard to justify the CBC's using $1 billion of public funds to suck hundreds of millions of dollars a year out of the same revenue pool.

Over the past year, Sun Media has reported on enough examples of excess in the CBC executive offices to make the average taxpayer want to toss the remote.

Splitting almost $1 million of "performance bonuses" among a dozen senior execs, for example, may be OK in private business, but is downright loopy in a public agency.
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I personally love CBC. They are so informative. I like to know that my tax dollars are being spent on some substance versus bullshit.
 
Scrapping the CBC would be a sure fire way to lose power for any party.

Just like when Harper reduced funding to the arts prior to the last election, he subsequently lost votes in Quebec and lost his majority.

Scrapping the CBC will only lose you votes.

Keeping the CBC will NOT lose you votes. Those who would like to see the CBC eliminated don't base their decision on how to vote on whether or not that gov't funds the CBC.
 
Angela@Mirage said:
I personally love CBC. They are so informative. I like to know that my tax dollars are being spent on some substance versus bullshit.
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I dont know if you are serious or joking.
 
james t kirk said:
Scrapping the CBC would be a sure fire way to lose power for any party.

Just like when Harper reduced funding to the arts prior to the last election, he subsequently lost votes in Quebec and lost his majority.

Scrapping the CBC will only lose you votes.

Keeping the CBC will NOT lose you votes. Those who would like to see the CBC eliminated don't base their decision on how to vote on whether or not that gov't funds the CBC.
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Thats a sad testament to the nature of politics in canada.



True though.


:mad:


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How about scraping TVO?
 
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