Goodbye CBC!

[Merry]

Unfortunately you are correct, because we've all observed such behaviour right here on these forums. But I have enough faith in human nature to believe that there are at least SOME folks who are able to overcome such a tendency. Otherwise there'd be absolutely no point in discussing or debating anything with anybody in future - and wouldn't THAT make life boring?

[The Rooster]

[code][/code]I will dance a jig when this biased propaganda broadcaster is done like dinner.

If you miss it just watch TMZ

[The Rooster]

The CBC stated and I quote, by Even Soloman

" Finance Minster aren't you upset with the $30 billion reduction in tax revenues?" "isn't this just a disaster?"

The Finance Miister Oliver, "Evan , you realize that you just tried to make a $30 Billion tax reduction into a bad thing ?" " are you serious?"

Lefties can make good news sound bad and bad news sound good , as long as it fits their goal settings

[Atomoa]

The CBC stated and I quote, by Even Soloman

" Finance Minster aren't you upset with the $30 billion reduction in tax revenues?" "isn't this just a disaster?"

The Finance Miister Oliver, "Evan , you realize that you just tried to make a $30 Billion tax reduction into a bad thing ?" " are you serious?"

Lefties can make good news sound bad and bad news sound good , as long as it fits their goal settings

30 billion in tax reduction for the top 0.5 - 1% of society (the struggling that they are) means 30 billion LESS in services, VET hospitals, roads, schools and such. 30 billion more the lower and middle classes have to pay in user fee's, wait times and increased crime rates due to social decay.

Evan Soloman has a duty to Canadians to make sure the government is doing the right thing, aside from being a away winning journalist. Giving huge tax breaks to the richest people and biggest contributors to the Canadian tax base (as they funnel money out of Canada) is not a good thing. There is no way to twist that, although Oliver certainly tries.

Did the lower and middle classes save 30 billion in taxes "thanks to the CPC"? Hardly. If they did it was taken out of their own skin out the backdoor later on.

Finance Minister Oliver needs to keep his business friends happy and get re-elected with their campaign money.

The news is here to question the government, not be their cheerleader.

[Captain Awesome]

If they are so awesome, they should have no problems raising money instead of getting bailed out. Feel so strong about them? Write them a cheque. Just don't expect everybody to write them a cheque against their will just because YOU happen to like them.

Radio programming can be pretty good. But I still prefer Onion.

[Atomoa]

If they are so awesome, they should have no problems raising money instead of getting bailed out.

Bailed out. Interesting term.

Do we "bail out" the people of the Northern BC by shelling out money so they can vote in rural areas?

Unbiased and unrestricted news/journalism, free from "for profit/private" interests is as important as making sure that we don't "privatize voting" and let a subsidiary company of Enbridge make sure that we have a fair election in 2015.

Edit in : the Snowden leaks, Wikileaks embassy leaks all have one main theme in common. Governments of the world are scared and loath "the free press". It is their worst enemy. Throughout history this has been the theme. "Us vs them" From keeping people uneducated, illiterate and repressing books in medieval times to "Fox news" now. It's the one thing holding humanity back from reaching a new level.

[Captain Awesome]

Bailed out. Interesting term.

Yes. When a company can't make it on their own and govt is forced to pump money into it against the public wishes.

Unbiased

There's no such thing as "unbiased media". But people always confuse bias they agree with for "unbiased".

It's the one thing holding humanity back from reaching a new level.

Write them a cheque then.

[Atomoa]

Yes. When a company can't make it on their own and govt is forced to pump money into it against the public wishes.

The CBC is a government service.

Against the public wishes. Says who? Sun TV as they push for mandatory coverage? The current government in power as they face "uncomfortable questions"?

Write them a cheque then.

I pay my taxes and vote left wing. Indeed.

[Captain Awesome]

The CBC is a government service.

Unnecessary government service. Made sense to have them on payroll in 40's, now they've outlived their usefulness.

I mean, nothing against them. They do what they're hired to do, just like "Will It Blend?" guy. But wasting tax-payers money on it? Meh.

[Atomoa]

Yeah, why did we have to know about the F-35's and Pat Duffy anyways?

G20, 300 million dollar Gazebos? Not like it effects your wallet or anything.

[Captain Awesome]

Meh. All kinds of news websites are out there with bias of all the flavors for everybody. CBC isn't some magical web site that has access to exclusive material. If they weren't there, millions of others would. It's not 40's anymore.

[Atomoa]

Meh. All kinds of news websites are out there with bias of all the flavors for everybody. CBC isn't some magical web site that has access to exclusive material.

In the examples I listed, the CBC was the first and exclusive "news breaker" and they continue to hold the very large lead in that department in the Canadian news realm.

Dan Rather was fired for reporting the true story that George Bush dodged the Vietnam War.

When Peter Mansbridge finds himself working for Bell Canada News and breaks a story about Stephen Harper's "basement mail room oil company days", would Bell Canada let Peter run the story when they are asking the government for a telecommunication extension from the CRTC?

Peter would be looking for a job and you'd be in the dark - and Bell would make more money.

All kinds of news websites are out there with bias

...and governments just happen to hate and fight tooth and nail with that one particular type of news. The uncontrolled, free press that doesn't answer to the PROFIT GOD. The "bias" that exists in this press is uniform. Interesting.

[Atomoa]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-du ... -1.2709500

Bribery, Fraud, Breach of Trust. 31 charges against a Conservative appointed Senator in which the PMO tried desperately to save.

The current Government hoped the CBC would back off the story.

[hobbyguy]

Part of the argument for a public broadcaster is providing a source of information that is NOT controlled by special interests.

When the political party of the day attacks the public broadcaster, you KNOW that they have something to hide.

Ever notice that the Tea Party types hate PBS?

Ever notice that the CBC detractors do so because they happen to be holding the current government's "feet to the fire"? The current Harperites conveniently forget that ALL of the past governments didn't like having the CBC digging around.

I wonder if those folks were complaining when the CBC was pointing out the flaws and failures of PET's NEP? Or if they thought the CBC should be disbanded when they had Jean Chretien squealing over the APEC conference fiasco (which eventually caused the Solicitor General to resign).? Or when the CBC wouldn't let go of the "sponsorship scandal" that roasted Paul Martin?

[logicalview]

all I remember the CBC doing when Turdeau was in power was them licking his *bleep*. They didn't hold Trudeau's "feet to the fire" at all, because he was continually increasing their funding. They hate the Conservatives because they are being held accountable for all of the taxpayer cash they continue to blow.

The CBC is just as much a "special interest" as any other broadcaster. I do find their news stories to be interesting, when their inherent leftist bias doesn't come into play, which is unfortunately all too often. But they can't help it, they are government-funded. Trying to argue that the CBC is somehow special and not biased is just idiotic and extremely pathetic. All news agencies are somewhat biased.