"We love our blindness and we love our pain."

The quote's from Bruce Cockburn's song "Boundless". It does seem to fit at least one faction of the current roster of the House of Commons right now, judging by one or two of the consequences of the latest federal budget. You may recall previous mention of the CBC situation here on this blog, and with that in mind, here's another bit of the consequences I've been afraid of:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/04/04/cbc-budget-cuts.html

And if you've heard of and seen some of the National Film Board's material over the decades, the news isn't much better:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/04/04/nfb-job-losses.html

I'm not in love with either blindness or pain, so here's some linkage to advice on productive push-back. Use it or don't as you will.

http://openmedia.ca/reimagineblog/keep-canada-connected-how-take-action-your-community

Alternative suggestions are welcome, but be clear: as I've already implied to one friendly acquaintance on Facebook, privatizing the CBC and/or NFB is not an option for me.

Book Patrols in Argentina

So...this amuses and pleases me tonight. It also gives me hope for the future.