| Hello Canadians! Did you hear the news? Sun News Network wants the status of "mandatory carriage" in basic cable, which means that cable companies would have to carry them as part of the basic package - a roster of diverse channels Canadian society has deemed everyone should be able see. It also means that they would be benefiting directly in terms of monetary gain to the tune of $18million a year. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...rticle7597155/ Now, I'm fairly left of centre, so I actually do believe in having a public broadcaster in the CBC, I believe in arts grants and artist funding, just as I do in healthcare and a heavily subsidized education. However, Sun News Network's raison d'être has been "The Free market rules all" and "CBC sucks" from the start. They've always lauded the private sector and has consistently shown a disdain for publicly funded institutions. Saying in previous editorials: In 2010 they said this: Quote:
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Their complete turnaround is hypocrisy of the highest magnitude. This news network, which have made their existence as an exercise in slamming public funding, now wants the public's money because their business model cannot survive here. Well, good riddance I say! I for one would not stand for it. If you agree, then there's this: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/848/4...tory-coverage/ | |||
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