Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Why Should I Care About CBC Cuts

In fact, is there a reason why I shouldn't be cheering a $200M cut to CBC, that hopefully is still being considered by the government?
The Conservative party wants to cut $200 million from the CBC’s parliamentary grant, claims an independent watchdog of Canadian programming.
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If true, the cut could cripple Canada’s national broadcaster, which received $974.3 million in operating funding and $93.1 million on amortisation of deferred capital funding from the feds in 2007; down from 2006, when it received $1 billion in operating funding and $118 million on amortisation of deferred capital funding.
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The $200-million cut would also be a slap in the face to the federal standing committee on Canadian Heritage, which recommended in a February 2008 report that the CBC’s core funding be increased “to an amount equivalent to at least $40 per capita”.
Why do they think the CBC should be entitled to that money? What have they done to earn it? The CBC claims to be the national broadcaster - how can it be the national broadcaster if it boycotts and ridicules if not openly despises millions of pro-life, pro-family Canadians?

Just name an issue. Abortion? Oh, we remember the CBC coverage of the March for Life. How long did it take for them to admit that the turnout for the March for Life was a little higher than 1500? (About 5 times higher than 1500, to be precise.) Marriage? I still remember the CBC news anchors trying to distance themselves from the pro-marriage side: "So called true marriage". "What they claim to be family values"... But the "legalize something-something marriage" mantra kept being repeated over and over, without disclaimers.

Remember the "Greatest Canadian Wish" contest run by the CBC? Had it been the pro-abortion wish winning the most votes, the CBC would have made sure to mention that in every newscast, not just on Canada day, but also - few days thereafter. But the most supported wish was a wish to abolish abortion. So the CBC aired its report at 7:34 am. Well, then they should not complain if instead of getting $40 per capita, they only get $40 for every Canadian viewer who doesn't mind waking up at 7:30 on a holiday morning to watch their shows. Anyone else should be allowed to keep his $40 to himself. Myself, I'd rather donate the same amount to Life Site News.

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