Ezra Levant is a clairvoyant?

[chuckChuck]

Pars views hardly fit the mainstream of the CPC. Pars and Levant may have a few true believers in their camps but they are a sideshow when it comes to mainstream politics in this country. Good thing Pars can help out Levant with some wealth transfers, as without it Levant wouldn't have a job. It's good of you Pars to help out the needy Levant. I didnt know you had a social conscience.

[blackpowder]

At least she has a choice which media outlet to support with her money. After of course, she funds unwillingly the one she does not support.

[chuckChuck]

At least she has a choice which media outlet to support with her money. After of course, she funds unwillingly the one she does not support.

Don't confuse Levant's one sided opinions with real journalism that is found on public and private broadcasters and other forms of media. Levant is an activist of a particular point of view that Pars is welcome to support. But he is not a journalist. Real journalists cover the story in a fair and balanced way making sure not to be partisan or favouring a particular point of view by seeking out and reporting many points of view.

[chuckChuck]

At least she has a choice which media outlet to support with her money. After of course, she funds unwillingly the one she does not support.

If the CBC gets about a billion dollars in funding from taxpayers that adds up to a whopping $30 per capita. I am sure Pars sends more than that to Levant! There are a lot of original shows on CBC that fully commercial radio and TV won't do and most of it has no political content. Having an independent public broadcaster is common in many European nations including the BBC in Great Britain.

If you remember Kevin Oleary got his media start on Dragons Den and then the Lang and Oleary Exchange. Oleray must be a left winger then? There is a way more balance on CBCs political coverage than you will ever find on Rebel media.

If Pars and you don't like the CBC you can choose to vote for a party that does not support the CBC.

[blackpowder]

Some folk get testy regarding cbc.
I agree with your journalism comment.
We do get value from a public broadcasting system.
Perhaps all media, being run by people, have a slight bias. It would only be natural.
Services being run by managers not your altruistic and pure journalist.
One of my points is that the cbc has no reins. Unlimited off budget legal.
Another, a well known "fact" in T.O. is not necessarily a fact in the ROC.
Stopped watching more than a few moments of cbc years ago. Granted, several reasons.
Funny, I watch far more PBS now than cbc if i watch tv at all.
Commercial free is suppossd to allow freedom. Nonsense. Everybody gets paid.
Other public systems (which i enjoy) answer to sponsors, donors.
There are a fat few, 3000 miles away with an open checkbook, signed only by the like minded. Paid by all of us.
Some feel very comfortable having a Post Office like drone force running everything.
No waves, no threats, nobody getting ahead of me. Gee, doesnt work anywhere else in nature.
Let the special interest groups buy their own airtime. Let the people who believe, buy it.
Let the people who choose to watch it, pay for it. Dont tell me its "my" broadcaster. Doesnt represent much about me at all. And sorry no, I dont watch rebel nor do i donate to any.

[chuckChuck]

Some folk get testy regarding cbc.
I agree with your journalism comment.
We do get value from a public broadcasting system.
Perhaps all media, being run by people, have a slight bias. It would only be natural.
Services being run by managers not your altruistic and pure journalist.
One of my points is that the cbc has no reins. Unlimited off budget legal.
Another, a well known "fact" in T.O. is not necessarily a fact in the ROC.
Stopped watching more than a few moments of cbc years ago. Granted, several reasons.
Funny, I watch far more PBS now than cbc if i watch tv at all.
Commercial free is suppossd to allow freedom. Nonsense. Everybody gets paid.
Other public systems (which i enjoy) answer to sponsors, donors.
There are a fat few, 3000 miles away with an open checkbook, signed only by the like minded. Paid by all of us.
Some feel very comfortable having a Post Office like drone force running everything.
No waves, no threats, nobody getting ahead of me. Gee, doesnt work anywhere else in nature.
Let the special interest groups buy their own airtime. Let the people who believe, buy it.
Let the people who choose to watch it, pay for it. Dont tell me its "my" broadcaster. Doesnt represent much about me at all. And sorry no, I dont watch rebel nor do i donate to any.

Yes there are lots of legitimate concerns about how the CBC spends our money and their programming choices. But the alternative of having no public broadcaster leads to fewer choices and more commercially oriented crap like reality tv shows that are painfull to watch. It is hard to be everything to everyone. Perhaps the CBC needs to focuss on doing less commercial shows. CBC 1 radio does a better job than TV but there is a lot that is not that good anymore. PBS is good for some things but doesn't do a 24 hours news channel. It is big country with widely varying viewpoints and perspectives in 2 languages. It is a big job and can always be done better.