Rage, Fear and the CBC

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"Enraged" is not, I think, too strong a word for my opinion of the latest news of planned cutbacks for the CBC.

I wish I knew what the Hell to say to the Eight Hundred about to be handed an express ticket to pains and stresses I've known occasionally a little too well for my own liking. I was tempted, when I heard the news on Radio One this afternoon, to try to find a condolence card to leave at the local Broadcast Centre on Queen Street.

But then...to whom do I address the thing? And the same problem applies if I design the card from scratch. Which I can certainly do.

I was working last night on a note to e-mail off to the Heritage Minister with a CC: to my MP. Knowing as I do where those two stand on the issue, it's a temptation to just round-file the note, unfinished, as I know I'm likely to get a form e-mail back saying "thanks but not thanks" with a side-order subtext of "your values are unholy to us, go away!"

The people of the CBC, by and large, deserve better from us than this. Believing this, I keep my hand in at publicbroadcasting.ca, as many of you already know.

I figure I'll stick it out on my end for the time being. Not sure what else I can do yet, but if I figure something out, I'll let you know. Or Justin Beach will figure it out first.

Keep your eyes open in the meantime, okay?

Back to comic book stuff in a bit...meantime, keep talking, please?

Comments

[mencc1701.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't think we can pin this one on the government. The media is reeling right now, both public and private, so this (combined with the fact I heard about it on the weekend) isn't a huge shock to me. It's unfortunate, but ultimately probably necessary for the CBC to get through the downturn.

[radargrrl.livejournal.com]

I suppose it's wishful thinking that a note to those two Tories might actually do something. Harper, his buddies and his predecessors in the Reform and CRAP have been trying to shut down the CBC for years.