CBC Boss Slams Harper over budget cuts
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WHiny putz. That goof is lucky the gov't still sees fit to spend our money on the CBC. I wonder what he'd say if the gov't told CBC to survive like Global or CBS and cut ANY and ALL funding.
Erm, if the audience is there but not watching, how can you say the ratings are up?
Erm, if the audience is there but not watching, how can you say the ratings are up?
Make up your mind, first you say he was slammed (not you but a C+P?) then the CBC boss disputes and hitting back, then broken by a crippled funding model. So?
Where were you with all these ideas when the liberals were loose for many many years. Same place as Justine, in Pierre's pants?
Canada must look to other European countries for ideas on how to fund public broadcasting, Lacroix suggested. France and Spain collect revenue from Internet service providers, while the United Kingdom uses a licensing system based on the purchase of a television to raise cash.
Germany has a household fee, which others are interested in adopting as people increasingly turn to digital platforms, Lacroix said.
"People are no longer buying television sets. We should have a conversation about what's the best funding model for us. We can't continue in this environment."
The Liberals and the NDP are promising to restore funding to the CBC. But even with a cash injection, Lacroix said, the broadcaster would not change its strategic plan.
The CBC plans to focus on its digital platform and has a goal of doubling its users to 18 million a month by 2020, he told the meeting.
It is also paring down its supper-hour television newscasts to between 30 and 60 minutes and is adding local TV news inserts throughout the evening.
Lacroix said that contrary to claims by the union for CBC employees, the broadcaster is not planning a "fire sale'' of its property, but will consolidate where it makes sense.
Carmel Smyth, president of the Canadian Media Guild, said Lacroix is not underlining how pivotal the Oct. 19 election is for those who value the CBC.
"For 80 years, the government has funded the CBC. It has given it a set mandate that the CBC has to comply," she said. "For Mr. Harper to suddenly say the problems are not a result of his funding cuts boggles the mind.
"The CBC is in a funding crisis. It has all these programming responsibilities and it just can't keep doing them with the funding at the level that it's at."
Hubert Lacroix, CBC CEO, Disputes Harper's Comment Over Broadcaster's Funding
Germany has a household fee, which others are interested in adopting as people increasingly turn to digital platforms, Lacroix said.
"People are no longer buying television sets. We should have a conversation about what's the best funding model for us. We can't continue in this environment."
The Liberals and the NDP are promising to restore funding to the CBC. But even with a cash injection, Lacroix said, the broadcaster would not change its strategic plan.
The CBC plans to focus on its digital platform and has a goal of doubling its users to 18 million a month by 2020, he told the meeting.
It is also paring down its supper-hour television newscasts to between 30 and 60 minutes and is adding local TV news inserts throughout the evening.
Lacroix said that contrary to claims by the union for CBC employees, the broadcaster is not planning a "fire sale'' of its property, but will consolidate where it makes sense.
Carmel Smyth, president of the Canadian Media Guild, said Lacroix is not underlining how pivotal the Oct. 19 election is for those who value the CBC.
"For 80 years, the government has funded the CBC. It has given it a set mandate that the CBC has to comply," she said. "For Mr. Harper to suddenly say the problems are not a result of his funding cuts boggles the mind.
"The CBC is in a funding crisis. It has all these programming responsibilities and it just can't keep doing them with the funding at the level that it's at."
Hubert Lacroix, CBC CEO, Disputes Harper's Comment Over Broadcaster's Funding
Great We aren't smart enough here in Canada lets do it like the Europeans .
Carbaque anyone .
Do tell, why are the private stations not having the same problem? Could it be that CBC simply is not showing what people want to watch but what the Toronto leftys deem appropriate viewing for the rest of the country? It is not like we are stuck with one or two channels anymore. And then there is CBC radio that is irrelevant in two languages that can't even get any advertisers.
To say that the CBC doesn't have a regular audience is grossly unfair. I watch, The Friendly Giat, Chez Helene, and Mr.Dressup every day. Oh wait, that was 45 years ago.
Welcome to Canada where you're even forced to fund political parties you'd never vote for in a million years.
Yes, we duly note your inner Hitler squeaked out there.
That line of thinking is a conservative staple after all.
That line of thinking is a conservative staple after all.
Didn't Harper spend a billion on hosting the NAZI founded and still fascist Bild-a-bergers a while back?
(you know the ones that told him to help install NAZIS in Ukraine)
unfortunately for real Canada, Harper's version of the word state
also includes the word ALTERED
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Jews tend to massively vote Liberal
actual election stats
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/jewvote.html
additionally,
just wondering:
in Harpers form of christian religion, doesn't Israel has to get wiped out so he can go to heaven?
(you know the ones that told him to help install NAZIS in Ukraine)
unfortunately for real Canada, Harper's version of the word state
also includes the word ALTERED
edit
Jews tend to massively vote Liberal
actual election stats
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/jewvote.html
additionally,
just wondering:
in Harpers form of christian religion, doesn't Israel has to get wiped out so he can go to heaven?
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you're more ignorant than even I gave you credit for kid. just sad. get well soon.
please read how the Jewish folks actually vote at the link above
its only two sets of numbers (liberal / conservative)
most of them appear to as I said, above vote Democrat/Liberal
certainly they also influence many others as well.
in order to WIN( its a MATH thing thats why votes are counted), a conservative election strategy would HAVE to change that anyway they can
...no?